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India imports 50.8 LT of pulses worth Rs 17,280 crore during April-December period

09 Feb 2018 Evaluate

India has imported 50.8 lakh tonnes (LT) of pulses for Rs 17,280 crore during April-December period of this fiscal. In case of edible oils, imports stood at 11.8 LT for Rs 58,143 crore during April-December period of 2017-18, while imports of cooking oils stood at 14.01 million tonnes (MT) worth Rs 73,047 crore in the entire 2016-17 financial year.

As per data compiled by Agriculture Ministry, the output of pulses increased sharply to an all-time high of 22.95 MT in 2016-17 crop year (July-June) from 16.35 MT in the previous year.

During 2016-17 fiscal, 66.08 MT worth Rs 28,523 crore pulses were imported, while imports stood at 57.97 LT worth Rs 25,619 crore in 2015-16 and 45.8 LT worth Rs 17,062 crore in 2014-15.