The Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) has recommended a complete ban on yellow peas imports and increased duties on other pulse varieties like gram and lentils. The rationale: cheap and duty‑free imports are depressing domestic prices and hurting farmers.
The report notes that imports of pulses have surged — up to 7.3 million tonnes in FY25 — driving import dependency to ~23.1%.
The article also links this recommendation to improved supply (via imports) softening pulses inflation in 2024‑25.
This piece looks at how mandi (wholesale) prices of tur (pigeon pea) fell significantly below the MSP (Minimum Support Price), due to a surge in duty‑free and cheap imports from countries like Myanmar, Mozambique, and Tanzania
It warns that this downward pressure is affecting farmers’ incentives to plant pulses in the upcoming season.
In contrast to the calls for bans, here the government removed import duties on chickpeas and continued duty‑free imports of yellow peas, as part of a strategy to contain food inflation during election season. Critics in the article argue this policy could undercut domestic producers.
