The arrival of Kharif Tur has increased in December 2024. Arrivals have increased by 78% compared to last year. It has also been higher than that of November 2024. Arrival of tur in Telangana was down by 6%. The arrival in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh has also been slightly less. The production of tur in December 2023 was 47154.63 tonnes while in the year 2024 it was 84130.33 tonnes. In the year 2024-25, the production of tur is estimated to be 12.25 lakh tonnes in Karnataka, 11.90 lakh tonnes in Maharashtra, 2.46 lakh tonnes in Jharkhand, 2.07 lakh tonnes in Gujarat and 1.6 lakh tonnes in Telangana.
Talking about the arrival of pulses OATA President Shyam Narsariya It is said that the tur crop in India is estimated to be 35-38 lakh tonnes, which was 30 lakh tonnes last year. At the same time, the tur crop in Myanmar is 15-20% more than last year. Burma will have 3.5-4 lakh tonnes of tur stock in 2025. There will be 15-20% more stock of tur by 2024. There is a need to stabilize tur prices in India. India should sign an agreement with Myanmar for 5 years. The agreement will benefit both India and Myanmar.
India and Myanmar have relations for more than 4 decades. Myanmar will export 20% of its exports to India in Indian rupees. The remaining 80% of exports will be in US dollars. The prices of urad dal have also fallen significantly in India. Urad production may decrease in India this year. The shortage of urad in India can be fulfilled from Myanmar. It is possible to produce 10-11.50 lakh tonnes of urad in Myanmar. There is a need to reopen the import of moong. The shortage of urad in India can be fulfilled from Myanmar.
Is there less wheat?
The stock as of December 1 is 20.4 million tonnes. There is a wheat stock of 20.4 million tonnes as of December 1. 10.2 million were sold as of October 31. Sales took place in schemes other than OMSS. Sales were 1.45 million tonnes/month. Sales of 5.8 million tonnes are possible from December 1-March 31. A buffer stock of 9.5 million tonnes is possible by April 1, 2025. 4.6 million tonnes of wheat will be available for OMSS. 0.4 million tonnes have been sold through OMSS in December. The OMSS for January 1-March 31 is 3.5 million tonnes of wheat.
RFMFI Senior VP Dharmendra Jain Said that wheat prices may fall from `3200- 3300 to `2700-2800 in February. Prices will be affected as supply increases. However, there may be a change after April. The government may have to import for next year.