India's pulses import estimated to fall record low of one million tonne

India's pulses imports this year are expected to fall to one million tonnes from 6.6 million tonnes in 2016-17, helping farmers who have been trading their produce below state-fixed minimum support prices (MSP).

India consumes around 24-25 million tonnes of pulses, but sowing trends show this year production is expected to be lower compared to last year.

India, in 2018-19, is estimated to produce 23.22 million tonnes of pulses, down by 2.22 million tonnes from last year. With most varieties trading below their MSP, crop production could fall further. Sowing of kharif pulses this season so far is only 7.94