The Indian government has imposed a 10 per cent import duty on lentils, effective from March 8, to boost domestic supply. Additionally, the duty-free import of yellow peas has been extended until May ...

India extended duty-free import of yellow peas until the end of May to ensure affordable pulse availability and support farmers. Meanwhile, a 10% duty is imposed on lentil imports. The moves seek to ...

Earlier, the government had reduced the basic import duty on masur to zero in July 2021, followed by a 10% exemption on the ...

India’s duty-free import regime of yellow peas has come to an end with no notification being issued for extending the facility, trade sources said. India began allowing duty-free import of the ...

Record pulses imports in fiscal 2024-25 hit $5.03 billion, up 58.75% from last year, impacting domestic prices.

As Trump’s reciprocal tariffs loom over New Delhi, yellow lentils have taken the centrestage in bilateral trade agreement talks between India and the US.

Kothari said the MSP of pulses in the country ranges between Rs 56/kg – Rs 85/kg. India’s yellow peas import of 3 MT was out of a record 6.7 MT pulses import during the 2024 calendar year.

India’s yellow peas import of 3 MT was out of a record 6.7 MT pulses import during the 2024 calendar year. (Image/Freepik) A ministerial panel meeting will decide Tuesday on whether to impose ...

India extended duty-free import of yellow peas until the end of May to ensure affordable pulse availability and support farmers. Meanwhile, a 10% duty is imposed on lentil imports. The moves seek ...

The government had initially allowed the duty-free import of yellow peas in December 2023 and subsequently extended it thrice till February 28. As per estimates, India's yellow peas import stood at 30 ...