“Import of pulses is only notional to send a stern massage to middlemen
and hoarders and not to sell it to real buyers” said a highly placed source in the Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies.
Another source while explaining to meaning 'notional import' said “Government import pulses every year but
to some extent only. It is the private player, who imports in bulk quantity and
sell in the market comparatively less on margin as they fear that Government
will export more quantity if sell on higher profit. This year owing to some
reasons in commodity market private parties did not import Tuar Dal as they
used to do in previous years.”
“This year Government is importing only 10000 tons of tur pulses, while
daily demand of tur in the country is around 60000 tons. It is the private
players who imports 30 to 40 million ton of pulses every years. Import by
government only sends a message to middle man and hoarders who in turn
normally lose their grip on hoarding and price. This year it has not happened”
said another official from the Consumer Affairs department which
actually advises to Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Ministry on the
timing and quantity of pulses import.
It means if you are thinking that imported Tuar Dal (pulses) will stitch
some holes in your pocket and give some respite to your monthly budget, surely
you are mistaken.
The price of Tuar dal will continue to hover around present level till
January next year, by the time, the new crop of pulses arrive in the
market
“Yes this time because of some delay in
taking decisions, import process of pulses started late, compared to the UPA
regime. However, late import is not the only reason for high price of
tur and other pulses. Gap between demand and supply of pulses is always there.
This year it has increased because of rain factor and reached to level of 4.5
million tons.
Congress has accused the government a few days ago for late
import of pulses and said that this late import has resulted pulses dearer.
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