India imports 400,000 tonnes of Myanmar black gram in H1
India steadily imports Myanmar’s black gram (urad), and the import volume reached over 400,000 tonnes in the first half of the current financial year 2024-2025 beginning 1 April, Rahul Chauhan from iGrain India said.
“India continuously brings in Myanmar’s black gram. The volume rose to 408,000 tonnes in the first six months (April-September) this FY from 240,000 recorded last year. During the Khariff period (autumn reap season), India’s black gram acres remarkably declined compared to the previous year. It is forecast that rainfed crops might result in high yields. They import pulses to meet growing domestic consumption. Additionally, India’s low output of pigeon peas (tur) raised demand, causing a shortage in the market. Therefore, Chauhan said India’s pigeon pea import is likely to be 609,000 tonnes in the April-September period to meet increasing demand, up from 274,000 tonnes recorded last year.
India primarily imports pigeon peas from countries in East Africa, such as Mozambique, Tanzania and Myanmar. India’s pulses import grew to 73 per cent in H1 this FY. The pulses import is worth US$2.187 billion, surging from 1.265 billion in the year-ago period, according to news released by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Yet, India’s lentil import decreased on high yield, and so did peas, commodity depots guessed.
An increase in India’s pulses import will create market potential for Myanmar’s pulses traders, an economic attache in Kolkata pointed out. — NN/KK
