India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA)
Coverage Report for Nov and Dec 2019
Activity for IPGA in the month of Nov 2019 and Dec 2019 :
1. Press Conferacne - Announcement of The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020) 2. TPC Press Release dissimination in Chennai, Madhurai Kolkata 3. Gov decision to sell pulses on buffer stock Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA, Quote Coverage 4. Peas import halts after government imposes curbs coverage
Index Sr. Date Publication Headline Edition Page no No. Mumbai Press Conference coverage Business Rain damages crops,import of 1 7-Nov-19 National 2 Standard pulses likely to surge India Pulses and Grains Association 2 7-Nov-19 Divya Bhaskar announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 5 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 3 7-Nov-19 Navbharat announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 4 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 4 7-Nov-19 Tarun Bharat announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 9 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 5 7-Nov-19 Shivner announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 5 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 6 8-Nov-19 Loksatta announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 10 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 7 8-Nov-19 Navbharat Times announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 3 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 8 9-Nov-19 Saamna announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 9 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 9 9-Nov-19 BitamBatmi announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 10 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 10 11-Nov-19 Punya Nagari announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 5 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 11 11-Nov-19 Dainik Sagar announces 'The Pulses Conclave Mumbai 6 2020'
The Pulses Conclave 2020 announcement coverage - Chennai
India Pulses and Grains Association 12 20-Dec-19 News Today announces 'The Pulses Conclave Chennai 5 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 13 21-Dec-19 Southern Mail announces 'The Pulses Conclave Chennai 3 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 14 21-Dec-19 Namadhu Murasu announces 'The Pulses Conclave Chennai 4 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 15 24-Dec-19 Andhra Jyothi announces 'The Pulses Conclave Chennai 9 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 16 27-Dec-19 Trinity Mirror announces 'The Pulses Conclave Chennai 6 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 17 30-Dec-19 Por Murasu announces 'The Pulses Conclave Chennai 4 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 18 04-Jan-20 Rajasthan Patrika announces 'The Pulses Conclave Chennai 4 2020' The Pulses Conclave 2020 announcement coverage – Madurai
India Pulses and Grains Association 19 21-Dec-19 Tamil Sudar announces 'The Pulses Conclave Madurai 2 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 20 21-Dec-19 Tamilaka News announces 'The Pulses Conclave Madurai 3 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 21 21-Dec-19 Dina Bhoomi announces 'The Pulses Conclave Madurai 6 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 22 21-Dec-19 Afternoon announces 'The Pulses Conclave Madurai 3 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 23 22-Dec-19 Dina Kural announces 'The Pulses Conclave Madurai 6 2020'
India Pulses and Grains Association 24 25-Dec-19 Tamil Anjal announces 'The Pulses Conclave Madurai 3 2020' The Pulses Conclave 2020 announcement coverage – Kolkata
India Pulses and Grains Association 25 23-Dec-19 Ekdin announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 5 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 26 23-Dec-19 Daily Independent Mail announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 2 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 27 24-Dec-19 Prabhat Khabar announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 10 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 28 24-Dec-19 Eastern Observer announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 4 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 29 24-Dec-19 Mahanagar announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 2 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 30 24-Dec-19 Sukhabar announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 8 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 31 24-Dec-19 ArthikLipi announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 6 2020' India Pulses and Grains Association 32 24-Dec-19 Aitijya Bangla announces 'The Pulses Conclave Kolkata 2 2020' Gov decision to sell pulses on buffer stock Quote Coverage
Centre to offload 8.47 LT of pulses 33 19-Dec-19 The Financial Express National 12 from buffer stock to boost supply Urad prices jump 20% in two 34 21-Dec-19 Business Standard National 6 months over crop damage Government imposes curbs Quote Coverage Peas import halts after government 35 26-Dec-19 Business Standard National 10 imposes curbs
Press Conference Online Coverage
India's pulse imports to rise this
36 7-Nov-19 Business Standard Click Here year on rain-induced crop damage India Pulses and Grains Association
37 7-Nov-19 Daily Business News announces THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020 IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like
38 7-Nov-19 Indian News And Times Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Click Here Health & Family Welfare & Commerce India Pulses and Grains Association
39 7-Nov-19 Arthniti Magazine announces THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020 India Pulses and Grains Association
40 7-Nov-19 National Herald News announces THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020
41 7-Nov-19 Business News Trends THE PULSES CONCLAVE 2020 Click Here India Pulses and Grains Association
42 7-Nov-19 APN News announces”THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020″ India Pulses and Grains Association
43 7-Nov-19 Marathi Latestly announces”THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click here 2020″ India Pulses and Grains Association
44 7-Nov-19 Navbharat announces THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020 India Pulses and Grains Association
45 7-Nov-19 Arthlabh announces THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020
46 7-Nov-19 Mumbai News Express THE PULSES CONCLAVE 2020 Click Here 5th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE
47 7-Nov-19 Newztoday Click Here 2020 IPGA Announces 5th Edition Of
48 7-Nov-19 Commodities Control Global Pulses Conclave On Feb 12- Click Here 14
India Pulses and Grains Association
49 7-Nov-19 News Hub Live announces "THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020"
5th edition of The Pulses Conclave
50 7-Nov-19 Krishi Jagran to be held from 12 -14 February, Click Here 2020 in Maharashtra India Pulses and Grains Association
51 8-Nov-19 Loksatta announces "THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020"
Gov decision to sell pulses on buffer stock Online Coverage
Pulses body against offload of 52 18-Dec-19 Cogencis.com pulses except urad from buffer
stocks
Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne
53 18-Dec-19 Timesof India pulses from buffer stock to boost Click Here supply, control prices
Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne
54 18-Dec-19 Business Insider pulses from buffer stock to boost Click Here supply, control prices
Centre To Offload 8.47 Lakh Tonne
55 18-Dec-19 Bloomberg Quint Pulses From Buffer Stock To Boost Click Here Supply, Control Prices
Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne
56 18-Dec-19 Outlook India pulses from buffer stock to boost Click Here supply, control prices
Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne Mumbainewsnetworks.bl
57 18-Dec-19 pulses from buffer stock to boost Click Here ogspot.com supply, control prices Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne
58 20-Dec-19 Moneycontrol.com pulses from buffer stock to boost Click Here supply, control prices
Press conference Electronic coverage
India Pulses and Grains Association
59 6-Nov-19 Mumbai Times announces THE PULSES CONCLAVE Click Here 2020 Indian Pulses Grains Association
60 6-Nov-19 Bollywood Khabare announces The Pulses Conclave Click Here 2020 Indian Pulses Grains Association
61 6-Nov-19 Mumbai Raftar News announces The Pulses Conclave Click Here 2020 Indian Pulses Grains Association KalTak News Mumbai
62 6-Nov-19 announces The Pulses Conclave Click Here news Saach ka Samna 2020 Indian Pulses And Grains
63 6-Nov-19 AVB India News Association Announces The Pulses Click Here Conclave 2020 Indian Pulses And Grains
64 6-Nov-19 Khabar 24 Association Announces The Pulses Click Here Conclave 2020 Indian Pulses And Grains
65 6-Nov-19 RJ24 News Association Announces The Pulses Click Here Conclave 2020 Indian Pulses And Grains
66 6-Nov-19 Breaking Khabare Click Here Association Indian Pulses And Grains
67 7-Nov-19 SNI News Association announces The Pules Click Here Conclave 2020
Print Coverage
Date:07 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Business Standard Edition:National
Date:07 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Divya Bhaskar Edition:Mumbai
Date:07 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Navbharat Edition:Mumbai
Date:08 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Loksatta Edition:Mumbai
Date:08 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Navbharat Times Edition:Mumbai
Date:09 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Saamna Edition:Mumbai
Date:11 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Punya Nagari Edition:Mumbai
Date:07 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Tarun Bharat Edition:Mumbai
Date:07 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Shivner Edition:Mumbai
Date:09 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Bitam Batmi Edition:Mumbai
Date:11 Nov 2019 Publication Name:Dainik Sagar Edition:Mumbai
Date:20 Dec 2019 Publication Name:News Today Edition:Chennai
Date:21 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Southern Mail Edition:Chennai
Date:21 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Namadhu Murasu Edition:Chennai
Date:24 Dec 2019 Publication Name: Andhra Jyothi Edition:Chennai
Date:27 Dec 2019 Publication Name: Trinity Mirror
Edition:Chennai
Date:30 Dec 2019 Publication Name: Por Murasu Edition:Chennai
Date:04 Jan 2020 Publication Name: Rajashan Patrika Edition:Chennai
Date:25 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Tamil Anjal Edition:Madurai
Date:22 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Dina Kural Edition:Madurai
Date:21 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Tamil Sudar Edition:Madurai
Date:21 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Tamilaka News Edition:Madurai
Date:21 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Dina Bhoomi Edition:Madurai
Date:20 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Afternoon Edition:Madurai
Date:24 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Prabhat Khabar Edition:Kolkata
Date:24 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Eastern Observer Edition:Kolkata
Date:24 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Mahanagar Edition:Kolkata
Date:24 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Sukhabar Edition:Kolkata
Date:24 Dec 2019 Publication Name: Arthik Lipi Edition:Kolkata
Date:24 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Aitijya Bangla Edition:Kolkata
Date:23 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Ekdin Edition:Kolkata
Date:23 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Daily Independent Mail Edition:Kolkata
Date: 19 Dec 2019 Publication Name: The Financial Express Edition:National
Date:21 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Business Standard Edition:National
Date:26 Dec 2019 Publication Name:Business Standard Edition:National
Online Coverage
Website: Business Standard URL of Coverage: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-pulse- imports-to-rise-this-year-on-rain-induced-crop-damage-119110601534_1.html
India's pulse imports to rise this year on rain-induced crop damage
Scenario is precarious for urad with almost half the crop damaged in major growing states, tur quota of 400,000 tonnes already exhausted
Dilip Kumar Jha
India's pulses import estimated to fall record low of one million tonne Stock in hand, govt marginally hikes MSP of paddy, pulses for kharif season Centre is looking at cutting import duties: BJP's Gopal Krishna Agarwal Deficient rain slows down sowing of rice, pulses in large parts of Odisha Good rains boost pulses and coarse cereal sowing; paddy still lags
Barely a year after achieving self-sufficiency in 2018-19, India is going back to importing pulses due to massive Kharif crop damage and bleak prospects for rabi sowing of these protein-rich foods, following the long spell of unseasonal rainfalls in October and November.
Data compiled by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry showed India’s total pulse imports at 2.37 million tonnes for the financial year 2018-19, as compared to 5.37 million tonnes and 6.34 million tonnes during 2017-18 and 2016-17, respectively. For the five-month period between April and August this fiscal, India’s total pulses imports stood at 1.12 million tonnes.
The imported quantity of 2.37 million tonnes for the financial year 2018-19 gets offset by an almost equal quantity of pulses held by government agencies such as the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) and others. The government is currently sitting on a buffer stock of 800,000 tonnes of tur and 1.5 million tonnes of chana for market intervention in case prices escalate.
“The scenario, however, is precarious for urad with almost 50 per cent of the crop damaged in major growing states such as Madhya Pradesh. Urad sowing fields received incessant unseasonal rainfall in October and November, resulting in waterlogging and crop damage. While India’s pulse imports are expected to jump significantly to meet the deficit, much would depend upon the government policies with opening up import beyond the quota fixed for the current year,” said Zaverchand Bheda, chairman, Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA)
while announcing the 5th edition of The Pulses Conclave, a biennial global conference on the seeds scheduled in February.
Experts believe that India’s import of pulses in 2019-20 would surpass last year’s level, despite the existing buffer stock, to meet the country’s annual demand of about 26 million tonnes.
The government has fixed the tur import quota at 400,000 tonnes this year which, according to trade sources, has already been imported. Traders are waiting for the quota to be enhanced in order to import more.
While 30 per cent of the overall crop damage is estimated to be in Maharashtra alone, other agrarian states such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have also reported huge crop damage, with a large chunk of standing agriculture plants submerged in water. Large quantities of standing plants like sugarcane, oilseeds, pulses, jowar, paddy and bajra are estimated to have been destroyed in the field, stoking fears of lower output this year.
“Considering India’s buffer stock is almost equivalent to the quantity of import, we had achieved near self-sufficiency last year. But the government needs to act now, as urad consumption cannot be replaced with other pulses. Farmers in Myanmar are set to commence urad bean sowing in the weeks to come. Urad sowing would increase in Myanmar if the Indian government allows its import over and above the quantity announced for the entire year 2019- 20,” said Pravin Dongre, a pulse importer.
Meanwhile, urad is said to have lost around half its estimated production of about 1.5 million tonnes. While traders and stockists have already imported some 150,000 of urad so far this season, primarily from Myanmar and East Africa, farmers in those countries currently have another 240,000 tonnes for export to India.
To make import imminent, urad dal prices in India have doubled the past six weeks to trade currently at Rs 85 a kg in wholesale, from Rs 45 mid-September. Prices of other variety of pulses have also jumped by 10-15 per cent the past six weeks.
“Standing pulses crops are reported to have been badly damaged due to water logging in the field, following incessant unseasonal rainfall in October and November. Heavy crop damage was seen in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and other growing states, with an overall estimate urad output loss of 50 per cent. This has escalated urad prices in the past six weeks,” said Sunil Sawla, Secretary, IPGA.
Website: Daily Business News URL of Coverage: http://www.dailybusinessnews.in/
Website: Indian News And Times URL of Coverage: http://www.indiannewsandtimes.com/2019/11/07/76195ipga-will-be- stepping-up-its-efforts-in-engaging-with-key-ministries-like-agriculture-consumer-affairs- health-family-welfare-commerce/
IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare & Commerce
Scenario is precarious for urad with almost half the crop damaged in major growing states, tur quota of 400,000 tonnes already exhausted
Barely a year after achieving self-sufficiency in 2018-19, India is going back to importing pulses due to massive Kharif crop damage and bleak prospects for rabi sowing of these protein-rich foods, following the long spell of unseasonal rainfalls in October and November.
Data compiled by the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry showed India’s total pulse imports at 2.37 million tonnes for the financial year 2018-19, as compared to 5.37 million tonnes and 6.34 million tonnes during 2017-18 and 2016-17, respectively. For the five-month period between April and August this fiscal, India’s total pulses imports stood at 1.12 million tonnes.
The imported quantity of 2.37 million tonnes for the financial year 2018-19 gets offset by an almost equal quantity of pulses held by government agencies such as the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) and others. The government is currently sitting on a buffer stock of 800,000 tonnes of tur and 1.5 million tonnes of chana for market intervention in case prices escalate.
“The scenario, however, is precarious for urad with almost 50 per cent of the crop damaged in major growing states such as Madhya Pradesh. Urad sowing fields received incessant unseasonal rainfall in October and November, resulting in waterlogging and crop damage. While India’s pulse imports are expected to jump significantly to meet the deficit, much would depend upon the government policies with opening up import beyond the quota fixed for the current year,” said Zaverchand Bheda, chairman, Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) while announcing the 5th edition of The Pulses Conclave, a biennial global conference on the seeds scheduled in February.
Experts believe that India’s import of pulses in 2019-20 would surpass last year’s level, despite the existing buffer stock, to meet the country’s annual demand of about 26 million tonnes.
The government has fixed the tur import quota at 400,000 tonnes this year which, according to trade sources, has already been imported. Traders are waiting for the quota to be enhanced in order to import more.
While 30 per cent of the overall crop damage is estimated to be in Maharashtra alone, other agrarian states such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have also reported huge crop damage, with a large chunk of standing agriculture plants submerged in water. Large quantities of standing plants like sugarcane, oilseeds, pulses, jowar, paddy and bajra are estimated to have been destroyed in the field, stoking fears of lower output this year.
“Considering India’s buffer stock is almost equivalent to the quantity of import, we had achieved near self-sufficiency last year. But the government needs to act now, as urad consumption cannot be replaced with other pulses. Farmers in Myanmar are set to commence urad bean sowing in the weeks to come. Urad sowing would increase in Myanmar if the Indian government allows its import over and above the quantity announced for the entire year 2019- 20,” said Pravin Dongre, a pulse importer.
Meanwhile, urad is said to have lost around half its estimated production of about 1.5 million tonnes. While traders and stockists have already imported some 150,000 of urad so far this season, primarily from Myanmar and East Africa, farmers in those countries currently have another 240,000 tonnes for export to India.
To make import imminent, urad dal prices in India have doubled the past six weeks to trade currently at Rs 85 a kg in wholesale, from Rs 45 mid-September. Prices of other variety of pulses have also jumped by 10-15 per cent the past six weeks.
“Standing pulses crops are reported to have been badly damaged due to water logging in the field, following incessant unseasonal rainfall in October and November. Heavy crop damage was seen in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and other growing states, with an overall estimate urad output loss of 50 per cent. This has escalated urad prices in the past six weeks,” said Sunil Sawla, Secretary, IPGA.
Website: Arthniti Magazine URL of Coverage: http://arthnitimagazine.blogspot.com/2019/11/blog-post_61.html
Website: National Herald News URL of Coverage: http://nationalheraldnews.com/india-pulses-grains-association-announces- the-pulses-conclave-2020/
The 5th edition of The Pulses Conclave will be held at Aamby Valley City, Lonavala from February 12th to 14th, 2020 Close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and overseas expected to participate in the Conclave Focus of the Conclave will be to brainstorm on ideas to help Indian Pulses Trade become a major contributor to the PM’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy by 2024 by Prashant Kapadia/NHN
Mumbai, November 6, 2019: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry today announced that the 5 th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from Feb. 12th to 14th, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra. IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020). The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc. Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking on the occasion said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmers income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201-19 and the target for 2019-20 is of 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”
Mr. Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer, IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.” Pulses are the key source of proteins in India and IPGA believes that apart from addressing the availability of pulses ensuring affordability of pulses is equally important. The Indian Government needs to work to creating a plan that allows both farmers and consumers to be benefitted. IPGA will be engaging with the Government to pursue the inclusion of Pulses in the PDS to make the affordable for the BPL population, leading to an increase in demand and drive increase in production. The Indian Government over the last year and half has introduced a number of tariff and non- tariff barriers on the import of pulses to ensure that farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and are encouraged to try and increase domestic production levels. IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce to discuss various initiatives to devise and implement programs that yield win-win results for farmers as well as consumers. About IPGA: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for pulses and grains trade & industry in India has over 400 direct and indirect members which include individuals, corporates as well as Regional Pulses Traders and Processors Associations taking it’s pan-India reach to over 10,000 stake holders involved in the farming, processing, warehousing and import business of Pulses across the entire value chain. IPGA’s vision is to make Indian pulses and grains industry & trade globally competitive; and in so doing, help advance India’s food and nutrition security. IPGA takes the onus of essaying a leadership role in the domestic agri-business and play a more proactive role in the global domain to foster healthy relations among Indian market participants and between India and all associates overseas.
Website: Business News Trends URL of Coverage: http://buisnessnewstrends.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-pulses-conclave- 2020.html
THE PULSES CONCLAVE 2020
by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai, November 6, 2019: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry announced that the 5th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from Feb. 12 th to 14th, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra. IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020).
The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc.
Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking on the occasion said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmers income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201-19 and the target for 2019-20 is of 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”
Mr. Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer, IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.”
Pulses are the key source of proteins in India and IPGA believes that apart from addressing the availability of pulses ensuring affordability of pulses is equally important. The Indian Government needs to work to creating a plan that allows both farmers and consumers to be benefitted. IPGA will be engaging with the Government to pursue the inclusion of Pulses in the PDS to make the affordable for the BPL population, leading to an increase in demand and drive increase in production.
The Indian Government over the last year and half has introduced a number of tariff and non- tariff barriers on the import of pulses to ensure that farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and are encouraged to try and increase domestic production levels. IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce to discuss various initiatives to devise and implement programs that yield win-win results for farmers as well as consumers.
About IPGA: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for pulses and grains trade & industry in India has over 400 direct and indirect members which include individuals, corporates as well as Regional Pulses Traders and Processors Associations taking it’s pan-India reach to over 10,000 stake holders involved in the farming, processing, warehousing and import business of Pulses across the entire value chain.
IPGA’s vision is to make Indian pulses and grains industry & trade globally competitive; and in so doing, help advance India’s food and nutrition security. IPGA takes the onus of essaying a leadership role in the domestic agri-business and play a more proactive role in the global domain to foster healthy relations among Indian market participants and between India and all associates overseas.
Website: APN News URL of Coverage: https://www.apnnews.com/india-pulses-and-grains-association- announcesthe-pulses-conclave-2020/
India Pulses and Grains Association announces”THE PULSES CONCLAVE 2020″
Mumbai: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry today announced that the 5th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from Feb. 12th to 14th, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra.IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020).
The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing
Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc.
Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking on the occasion said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmers income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every
year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201-19 and the target for 2019-20 is of 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”
Mr. Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer, IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.”
Pulses are the key source of proteins in India and IPGA believes that apart from addressing the availability of pulses ensuring affordability of pulses is equally important. The Indian Government needs to work to creating a plan that allows both farmers and consumers to be benefitted. IPGA will be engaging with the Government to pursue the inclusion of Pulses in the PDS to make the affordable for the BPL population, leading to an increase in demand and drive increase in production.
The Indian Government over the last year and half has introduced a number of tariff and non- tariff barriers on the import of pulses to ensure that farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and are encouraged to try and increase domestic production levels. IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce to discuss various initiatives to devise and implement programs that yield win-win results for farmers as well as consumers.
Website: Marathi Latestly URL of Coverage: https://marathi.latestly.com/maharashtra/ipga-organised-food-grains- dealers-conventions-in-lonavala-from-12th-to-14th-february-2020-76449.html
Website: Arth Labh URL of Coverage: https://arthlabh.com/pulse-conclave-in-lonavla-from-12-february/
Website: Mumbai News Express URL of Coverage: http://mumbainewsexpress.com/the-pulses-conclave-2020/
THE PULSES CONCLAVE 2020
Mumbai, November 6, 2019: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry announced that the 5 th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from Feb. 12 th to 14th, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra. IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020). The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc. Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking on the occasion said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmers income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201- 19 and the target for 2019-20 is of 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.” Mr. Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer, IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built
around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.”
Pulses are the key source of proteins in India and IPGA believes that apart from addressing the availability of pulses ensuring affordability of pulses is equally important. The Indian Government needs to work to creating a plan that allows both farmers and consumers to be benefitted. IPGA will be engaging with the Government to pursue the inclusion of Pulses in the PDS to make the affordable for the BPL population, leading to an increase in demand and drive increase in production. The Indian Government over the last year and half has introduced a number of tariff and non- tariff barriers on the import of pulses to ensure that farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and are encouraged to try and increase domestic production levels. IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce to discuss various initiatives to devise and implement programs that yield win-win results for farmers as well as consumers. About IPGA: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for pulses and grains trade & industry in India has over 400 direct and indirect members which include individuals, corporates as well as Regional Pulses Traders and Processors Associations taking it’s pan-India reach to over 10,000 stake holders involved in the farming, processing, warehousing and import business of Pulses across the entire value chain.
IPGA’s vision is to make Indian pulses and grains industry & trade globally competitive; and in so doing, help advance India’s food and nutrition security. IPGA takes the onus of essaying a leadership role in the domestic agri-business and play a more proactive role in the global domain to foster healthy relations among Indian market participants and between India and all associates overseas.
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5th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE 2020
The 5th edition of The Pulses Conclave will be held at Aamby Valley City, Lonavala from February 12th to 14th, 2020
Close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and overseas expected to participate in the Conclave
Focus of the Conclave will be to brainstorm on ideas to help Indian Pulses Trade become a major contributor to the PM’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy by 2024
Mumbai, November 6, 2019: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry announced that the 5th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from Feb. 12 th to 14th, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra. IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key
pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020).
The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc.
Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking on the occasion said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmers income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201-19 and the target for 2019-20 is of 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”
Mr. Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer, IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.”
Pulses are the key source of proteins in India and IPGA believes that apart from addressing the availability of pulses ensuring affordability of pulses is equally important. The Indian Government needs to work to creating a plan that allows both farmers and consumers to be benefitted. IPGA will be engaging with the Government to pursue the inclusion of Pulses in the PDS to make the affordable for the BPL population, leading to an increase in demand and drive increase in production.
The Indian Government over the last year and half has introduced a number of tariff and non- tariff barriers on the import of pulses to ensure that farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and are encouraged to try and increase domestic production levels. IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce to discuss various initiatives to devise and implement programs that yield win-win results for farmers as well as consumers.
About IPGA: India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for pulses and grains trade & industry in India has over 400 direct and indirect members which include individuals, corporates as well as Regional Pulses Traders and Processors Associations taking it’s pan-India reach to over 10,000 stake holders involved in the farming, processing, warehousing and import business of Pulses across the entire value chain.
IPGA’s vision is to make Indian pulses and grains industry & trade globally competitive; and in so doing, help advance India’s food and nutrition security. IPGA takes the onus of essaying a leadership role in the domestic agri-business and play a more proactive role in the global domain to foster healthy relations among Indian market participants and between India and all associates overseas.
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IPGA Announces 5th Edition Of Global Pulses Conclave On Feb 12-14 MUMBAI (Commoditiescontrol) - India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry on Wednesday announced that the 5th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from February 12th to 14th, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra.
IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020).
The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc.
Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking on the occasion said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmers income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201-19 and the target for 2019-20 is of 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”
Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer, IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.”
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India Pulses and Grains Association announces "THE PULSES CONCLAVE 2020"
Mumbai: "India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA)", the nodal body for India’s pulses trade and industry today announced that the "5th edition THE PULSES CONCLAVE", their biennial global pulses conference will be held from Feb. 12th to 14th, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra. IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in "The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020)". "The Pulses Conclave 2020", as a part of its agenda will not just discuss increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like Improving Processing efficiencies, increasing Consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc.
Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman – IPGA speaking on the occasion said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmers income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every
year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201-19 and the target for 2019-20 is of 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”
Mr. Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer, IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.”
Pulses are the key source of proteins in India and IPGA believes that apart from addressing the availability of pulses ensuring affordability of pulses is equally important. The Indian Government needs to work to creating a plan that allows both farmers and consumers to be benefitted. "IPGA" will be engaging with the Government to pursue the inclusion of Pulses in the PDS to make the affordable for the BPL population, leading to an increase in demand and drive increase in production.
The Indian Government over the last year and half has introduced a number of tariff and non- tariff barriers on the import of pulses to ensure that farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and are encouraged to try and increase domestic production levels. IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce to discuss various initiatives to devise and implement programs that yield win-win results for farmers as well as consumers.
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5th Edition Of the Pulses Conclave to be held from 12-14 February 2020
India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade & industry announced that the 5th edition The Pulses Conclave, their biennial global pulses conference will be held from 12th to 14th February, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra. The IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and important pulses exporting countries like US, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, etc. to participate in The Pulses Conclave 2020 (TPC 2020).
The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda will not just discuss about the increasing domestic production and consumption but will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like improving processing efficiencies, increasing consumption, Exports, Value Addition, Protein Extraction, Post-harvest Crop Management, etc.
Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman of IPGA said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision is to double farmer's income by 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same. The result has been that India’s pulses production has steadily grown every year from around 19 million tons in 2013-14 to 23 million tons in 201-19 and the target for 2019-20 is 26.30 million tons. IPGA’s agenda and road map going forward will be to encourage its members to take advantage of the increased domestic production, balance imports vis-à-vis the production and demand thereby ensuring that the Indian consumer does not face any availability crunch nor high retail prices.”
Mr. Pradeep Ghorpade, Chief Executive Officer IPGA said, “The Conclave programme typically is built around dissemination of global and domestic pulses production numbers, global and domestic prices, supply and demand scenarios. However, at TPC 2020, while covering these aspects of the trade, IPGA is looking to go beyond and IPGA’s focus, by the end of the Conclave, will be to try and put together a roadmap that will help the Indian Pulses Trade be able to contribute to Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $ 5 trillion economy through retail sale of pulses, processed pulses, pulse derivates and value additions, all of which will drive investments in the entire value chain.”
Pulses are the key source of proteins in India and IPGA believes that apart from addressing the availability of pulses ensuring affordability of pulses is equally important. The Indian Government needs to work to creating a plan that allows both farmers and consumers to be
benefitted. IPGA will be engaging with the Government to pursue the inclusion of Pulses in the PDS to make the affordable for the BPL population, leading to an increase in demand and drive increase in production.
The Indian Government over the last year and half has introduced a number of tariff and non- tariff barriers on the import of pulses to ensure that farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and are encouraged to try and increase domestic production levels. IPGA will be stepping up its efforts in engaging with key Ministries like Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Health & Family Welfare, Commerce to discuss various initiatives to devise and implement programs that yield win-win results for farmers as well as consumers.
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Pulses body against offload of pulses except urad from buffer stocks
MUMBAI – The India Pulses and Grain Association has urged the government not to offload pulses, except urad, from buffer stocks, which is the only pulse trading above the minimum support price.
"While we welcome this deliberation (sale of pulses), only stocks of urad, which is selling above MSP (minimum support price), should be released from the buffer stock. All other pulses are selling below MSP and therefore should not be liquidated," Jitu Bheda, chairman of the association said in a release.
The association was reacting on the government's decision today to offload 847,000 tn pulses comprising 320,000 tn tur, 200,000 tn urad, 120,000 tn chana, 150,000 tn moong and 57,000 tn masur from buffer stocks via states to check prices.
Urad prices have risen in the past few months to as high as 9,000 rupees per 100 kg for special quality Burmese urad, while fair average quality urad too had risen 35% in two months to October to around 6,500-6,600 rupees in key spot markets, compared with the intervention price of 5,700 rupees.
Massive crop damage due to excessive and prolonged rainfall until end October has created severe shortage of urad in the country, which is the key driver of prices. Trade sources have pegged about 800,000 tn shortfall in urad supply in the country. As a result traders have been demanding relaxation in imports of pulses and urad in particular.
Reiterating the industry demand Bheda has urged the government to actively consider relaxing import norms for urad. End
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Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne pulses from buffer stock to boost supply, control prices The government on Wednesday decided to offload 8.47 lakh tonne of pulses from its buffer stock and will sell foodgrain to states at market price to boost domestic availability and ensure stability in prices. The average prices of pulses are at Rs 60-95 per kilogram in major cities, but maximum rate of urad is as high as Rs 140 per kg in some parts of India. "The Department of Consumer Affairs th at maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. "The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said.
The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. "The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation."The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said.The Centre has offered 3.2 lakh tonne of tur (arhar), 2 lakh tonne of urad, 1.2 lakh tonne of chana, 1.5 lakh tonne of moong and 57,000 tonne of masoor.According to the ministry data, the average price of chana is ruling at Rs 65 per kg, tur Rs 85 per kg, urad Rs 95 per kg, moong Rs 85 per kg and masoor Rs 60 per kg across major cities. However, the maximum rate of chana is Rs 88, tur Rs 110, urad Rs 140, moong Rs 120 and masoor Rs 100 per kg.
Commenting on the government's decision, India Pulses and Grains Association Chairman Jitu Bheda said: "While IPGA welcomes this deliberation, only stocks of urad which is selling above minimum support price should be released from the buffer stock. All other pulses are selling below MSP and therefore buffer stocks of these should not be liquidated."
The government should consider relaxing import norms for urad, Bheda added.
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Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne pulses from buffer stock to boost supply, control prices
The government on Wednesday decided to offload 8.47 lakh tonne of pulses from its buffer stock and will sell foodgrain to states at market price to boost domestic availability and ensure stability in prices. The average prices of pulses are at Rs 60-95 per kilogram in major cities, but maximum rate of urad is as high as Rs 140 per kg in some parts of India. "The Department of Consumer Affairs th at maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. "The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. "The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation.
"The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said.
The Centre has offered 3.2 lakh tonne of tur (arhar), 2 lakh tonne of urad, 1.2 lakh tonne of chana, 1.5 lakh tonne of moong and 57,000 tonne of masoor. According to the ministry data, the average price of chana is ruling at Rs 65 per kg, tur Rs 85 per kg, urad Rs 95 per kg, moong Rs 85 per kg and masoor Rs 60 per kg across major cities. However, the maximum rate of chana is Rs 88, tur Rs 110, urad Rs 140, moong Rs 120 and masoor Rs 100 per kg.
Commenting on the government's decision, India Pulses and Grains Association Chairman Jitu Bheda said: "While IPGA welcomes this deliberation, only stocks of urad which is selling above minimum support price should be released from the buffer stock. All other pulses are selling below MSP and therefore buffer stocks of these should not be liquidated."
The government should consider relaxing import norms for urad, Bheda added.
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Centre To Offload 8.47 Lakh Tonne Pulses From Buffer Stock To Boost Supply, Control Prices
The government on Wednesday decided to offload 8.47 lakh tonne of pulses from its buffer stock and will sell foodgrain to states at market price to boost domestic availability and ensure stability in prices. The average prices of pulses are at Rs 60-95 per kilogram in major cities, but maximum rate of urad is as high as Rs 140 per kg in some parts of India. "The Department of Consumer Affairs th at maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. "The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said.
The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. "The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said. The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation.
"The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said.
The Centre has offered 3.2 lakh tonne of tur (arhar), 2 lakh tonne of urad, 1.2 lakh tonne of chana, 1.5 lakh tonne of moong and 57,000 tonne of masoor.
According to the ministry data, the average price of chana is ruling at Rs 65 per kg, tur Rs 85 per kg, urad Rs 95 per kg, moong Rs 85 per kg and masoor Rs 60 per kg across major cities. However, the maximum rate of chana is Rs 88, tur Rs 110, urad Rs 140, moong Rs 120 and masoor Rs 100 per kg. Commenting on the government's decision, India Pulses and Grains Association Chairman Jitu Bheda said: "While IPGA welcomes this deliberation, only stocks of urad which is selling above minimum support price should be released from the buffer stock. All other pulses are selling below MSP and therefore buffer stocks of these should not be liquidated." The government should consider relaxing import norms for urad, Bheda added.
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Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne pulses from buffer stock to boost supply, control prices
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) The government on Wednesday decided to offload 8.47 lakh tonne of pulses from its buffer stock and will sell foodgrain to states at market price to boost domestic availability and ensure stability in prices.
The average prices of pulses are ruling at Rs 60-95 per kg in major cities, but maximum rate of urad is as high as Rs 140 per kg in some parts of India. "The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said.
The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation.
"The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said.The Centre has offered 3.2 lakh tonne of tur (arhar), 2 lakh tonne of urad, 1.2 lakh tonne of chana, 1.5 lakh tonne of moong and 57,000 tonne of masoor.
According to the ministry data, the average price of chana is ruling at Rs 65 per kg, tur Rs 85 per kg, urad Rs 95 per kg, moong Rs 85 per kg and masoor Rs 60 per kg across major cities. However, the maximum rate of chana is Rs 88, tur Rs 110, urad Rs 140, moong Rs 120 and masoor Rs 100 per kg.
Commenting on the government''s decision, India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) Chairman Jitu Bheda said: "While IPGA welcomes this deliberation, only stocks of urad which is selling above MSP (minimum support price) should be released from the buffer stock. All other pulses are selling below MSP and therefore buffer stocks of these should not be liquidated." The government should consider relaxing import norms for urad, Bheda added.
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India Pulses and Grains Association
Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman, India Pulses and Grains Association Quote on “Government’s plan to sell pulses from buffer stock to control prices”
Commenting on government’s plan to sell pulses from buffer stock to control prices, Mr. Jitu Bheda, Chairman, India Pulses and Grains Association said,
"While IPGA welcomes this deliberation, only stocks of Urad which is selling above MSP, should be released from the buffer stock. All other pulses are selling below MSP and therefore buffer stocks of these should not be liquidated. Apart from this, the Government should actively consider relaxing import norms for Urad."
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Centre to offload 8.47 lakh tonne pulses from buffer stock to boost supply, control prices The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. The government on December 18 decided to offload 8.47 lakh tonne of pulses from its buffer stock and will sell foodgrain to states at market price to boost domestic availability and ensure stability in prices. The average prices of pulses are ruling at Rs 60-95 per kg in major cities, but maximum rate of urad is as high as Rs 140 per kg in some parts of India.
"The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said.
The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation.
"The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," the statement said.
The Centre has offered 3.2 lakh tonne of tur (arhar), 2 lakh tonne of urad, 1.2 lakh tonne of chana, 1.5 lakh tonne of moong and 57,000 tonne of masoor.
According to the ministry data, the average price of chana is ruling at Rs 65 per kg, tur Rs 85 per kg, urad Rs 95 per kg, moong Rs 85 per kg and masoor Rs 60 per kg across major cities. However, the maximum rate of chana is Rs 88, tur Rs 110, urad Rs 140, moong Rs 120 and masoor Rs 100 per kg.
Commenting on the government's decision, India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) Chairman Jitu Bheda said: "While IPGA welcomes this deliberation, only stocks of urad which is selling above MSP (minimum support price) should be released from the buffer stock. All other pulses are selling below MSP and therefore buffer stocks of these should not be liquidated."
The government should consider relaxing import norms for urad, Bheda added.
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Centre to sell 8.5 lakh tonnes of pulses to States
Our Bureau To arrest the rising trend in pulse prices in many States and to improve their availability, the Centre on Wednesday offered to sell 8.47 lakh tonnes of pulses to States at average market rates.
The decision, which would also help government procurement agencies offload their existing stocks to make way for fresh procurement, was taken at a meeting chaired by Department of Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava, said an official statement.
Improved availability of pulses would ease the prices, which have firmed up on account of a projected shortfall in production this year.
While there are no official estimates of kharif pulses output available, projections made by private agencies such as Skymet Weather show a decline in pulses production.
According to a recent Skymet report, the pulses output during the kharif season is estimated to be nearly 8.2 million tonnes, about 4.5 per cent lower than the 8.59 million tonnes in the previous kharif season.
As per the break-up decided at the meeting, States can purchase a maximum of 3.2 lakh tonnes of tur, 2 lakh tonnes of urad, 1.5 lakh tonnes of moong, 1.2 lakh tonnes of chana and 57,000 tonnes of masoor.
In September 2018, too, the Centre had announced a sale of 34.88 lakh tonnes of pulses to States under several welfare schemes such as mid-day meal, the public distribution system and the integrated child development scheme with a subsidy of ₹15 per kg.
The scheme was available for 12 months.
As on December 16, the stocks of pulses available under the price stabilisation system are around 20.77 lakh tonnes, according to Nafed (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India) website.
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Centre offers 8.47 lakh tonnes of pulses to states
Caught napping over the shortage of onions, the Centre has moved swiftly to ensure stability of the prices of pulses in domestic markets, by deciding to offload 8.47 lakh tonnes of the protein staple of vegetarians to the state governments.
The prices of pulses has been between hovering around Rs 65-95 per kilogram, with urad being the most expensive variety that was retailing at Rs 140 per kg.
Unseasonal rains in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka – key pulses growing states – had affected farm output triggering fears of increase in prices.
The Centre has decided to offload 3.2 lakh tonnes of arhar (tur), two lakh tonnes of urad, 1.2 lakh tonnes of chana, 1.5 lakh tonnes of moong and 57,000 tonnes of masoor to state governments at the average market rates.
“The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of Pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable,” an official statement said.
The Consumer Affairs Ministry holds buffer stock of pulses under the price stabilisation mechanism, to ensure adequate availability of the lentils in the domestic markets.
According to the ministry data, the average price of chana was Rs 65 per kg, tur Rs 85 per kg, urad Rs 95 per kg, moong Rs 85 per kg and masoor Rs 60 per kg across major cities. However, the maximum rate of chana is Rs 88, tur Rs 110, urad Rs 140, The price of onions had shot up to Rs 200 per kg in parts of the country due to non-availability of the edible bulb, crops of which faced widespread damage due to unseasonal rains.
As many as 40% onion crop was damaged due to unseasonal rains, prompting the government to import the kitchen staple from Turkey, Iran and Egypt. Opposition parties accused the government of not planning in advance to prevent a spike in retail prices...
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Govt to release, sell 8.47L metric tonne of pulses from buffer stock
Worried over rising price of pulses, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs has offered approximately 8.47 lakh metric tonne from its buffer stock and will sell foodgrain to States at market price to boost domestic availability and ensure stability in prices.
The average prices of pulses are ruling at Rs 60-95 per kg in major cities, but maximum rate of urad is as high as Rs 140 per kg in some parts of the country. The Centre has offered 3.2 lakh tonne of tur (arhar), 2 lakh tonne of urad, 1.2 lakh tonne of chana, 1.5 lakh tonne of moong and 57,000 tonne of masoor. The country's pulses production stood at 234 lakh tonne in the 2018- 19 crop year, down from the record level of 254 lakh tonne in 2017-18
According to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, retail prices of 20 out of the 22 essential food items, tracked by the Government increased continuously during the current calendar year. There here has been significant increase in the prices of three major pulses -arhar, urad and moong while gram prices have largely remained stable.
The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting chaired by Consumer Affairs Secretary Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of pulses across the nation. According to the Ministry data, the average price of chana is ruling at Rs 65 per kg, tur Rs 85 per kg, urad Rs 95 per kg, moong Rs 85 per kg and masoor Rs 60 per kg across major cities. However, the maximum rate of chana is Rs 88, tur Rs 110, urad Rs 140, moong Rs 120 and masoor Rs 100 per kg.
"The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of pulses for the Union Government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered about 8.5 lakh tonne of pulses to state governments at average market rates," an official statement said. "The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable," it said.
Also, the rabi (winter) crop may fall, given that prolonged monsoon and resultant floods have delayed the sowing activity - on a year-on-year basis, the winter-sowing of pulses is now down a fifth.
According to trade sources, the pulses crop in 11 lakh hectare out of a total kharif pulses area of 130 lakh hectare have been damaged in the September-October floods. Since India's pulses production just meets the annual domestic demand of about 240 lakh tonne, any production shortfall could impact prices rather directly, although the buffer stocks could give some cushion.
Website: Indian Express URL of Coverage: https://indianexpress.com/article/business/centre-offers-8-5-lmt-of-various- pulses-to-states-6173973/ Centre offers 8.5 LMT of various pulses to states
“The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable”, the statement read.
To check the rising prices of the pulses, the Centre has offered 8.5 lakh metric tons (LMT) of tur, urad, chana, moong and masoor to state governments, said the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. “The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) that maintains buffer stock of Pulses for the Union Government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered approximately 8.5 Lakh Metric Ton of Pulses to State Governments at average market rates” it said on Wednesday.
“The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable”, the statement read.
The quantity of pulses offered to states includes tur (3.2 LMT), urad (2 LMT), chana (1.2 LMT), moong (1.5 LMT) and masoor (57,000 metric ton). “All states should arrange for the delivery of pulses according to their needs”, tweeted, Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
The government’s move comes at a time when the prices of food items, especially onions and pulses, have gone up in recent months.
Data available on DoCA portal shows that daily retail price of the tur (arhar dal) reached at Rs 97 per kg in Delhi on Wednesday, while it was Rs 105 per kg for urad dal and Rs 101 per kg for moong dal. There has been a 20 per cent increase in the retail price of urad dal in Delhi since May 30, the day NDA-II came to power. Similarly, the retail price of moong Dal has gone up by 12 per cent during the same period.
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Union Government offers 8.5 lakh metric tonnes of pulses to States
New Delhi: The Union Government has decided to offer 8.5 lakh metric tonnes of pulses from central buffer to the State governments at average market rates.
The statement released by the government said, “the Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains a buffer stock of Pulses for the Union Government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered approximately 8.5 Lakh Metric tonnes of Pulses to state governments at average market rates.”
The statement further said, “the decision in this regard was informed during a meeting chaired by the Secretary Consumer Affairs, Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of Pulses across the nation. The purpose is to ensure increased overall availability of pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable.” (IANS)
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Govt offers 8.5 lakh mt of pulses to states
The Union Government has decided to offer 8.5 lakh metric tonnes of pulses from central buffer to the state governments at average market rates.
The statement released by the government said, "the Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of Pulses for the Union Government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered approximately 8.5 Lakh Metric tonnes of Pulses to state governments at average market rates."
The statement further said, "the decision in this regard was informed during a meeting chaired by the Secretary Consumer Affairs, Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of Pulses across the nation. The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of Pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable."