In a move to curb cheap imports of peas, the commerce ministry has extended the import restrictions on peas for another three months till March 31, 2019. Such measures will help to boost local prices.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in its notification stated that the ministry has restricted imports of peas for the period from January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2019.
Earlier, the import restriction had imposed in September for three months ending December 31, 2018. Meanwhile, India is the largest producer of pulses in the world. The target for pulses production is 24 million tonne for 2018-19, marginally up from 23.95 million tonne in 2017-18.