The government agencies will procure one lakh tonnes (LT) of pulses, as per information provided by the Consumer Affairs department. The agencies have already procured 51,000 tonnes of kharif pulses for the buffer stock against the target of 50,000 tonnes. The agencies will start procurement of masoor, gram dal and other rabi pulses in coming days.
The Department of Consumer Affairs reviewed price and availability of essential commodities in a meeting and informed that import of 8,500 tonnes pulses order is already on the way. The area under production of oilseeds during 2015-16 has increased 2.1% and mustard production is expected to be higher by 6 LT over the previous year.
Besides, the meeting also reviewed production of tomato in the country and its price trends. The production of tomato is also expected to be higher by 11.6% during 2015-16.