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Thursday, Apr 06, 2006
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Foodgrains Industry & Economy - Exports & Imports Black gram demand-supply gap widening L.N. Revathy
Analysts expect the wholesale price to hover around Rs 25 and Rs 27 in April and May.
Coimbatore , April 5 The demand supply gap between domestic production and consumption of black gram appears to be widening. The import of this highly priced pulse, which is an annual, warm season crop has been on the rise, say Tamil Nadu Agricultural University researchers. A study undertaken by the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell of the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies in the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore has said . black gram import during 2002-03 stood at 35,360 tonnes (valued at Rs 53.70 crore).
Price sensitive
The study says consumers are highly sensitive to prices when making food purchase decisions. "Consumers tend to switch to low priced pulse varieties and grades when the price shoots up. Importers, therefore, look to Myanmar for sourcing the requirement as it offers many varieties with qualities similar to those produced in India," said Dr N. Raveendran, Project Co-ordinator, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies. The wholesale rates shot up in January-February 2006, following the extensive damage to the stored pulses in the Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra belt in December.
Higher import
Pulses production in 2006-07 has been estimated at 14 million tonnes (mt). Import is expected to rise marginally to 1.8 mt against the estimated 1.6 mt in 2005-06. The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell , expects the demand to be stable and the crop prospects good for the 2006-07 rabi crop. Analysts expect the wholesale price to hover around Rs 25 and Rs 27 in April and May and move upwards in June.
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