Tur area may decline by 25-30 % to 4 million ha this year due to lower price.

Pulses in India would be higher by 3 to 3.5 Million tonne to 27.81 MMT including import of 5.67 MMT against normal yearly demand of 24 MMT this year. Pulses prices have declined due to this factor. Stock limit imposed by various states restricted private buying while imposition of 10 % duty and procurement on MSP in limited reason virtually could not support price coming down below MSP level. Lower price realization would discourage farmers to grow tur this year and area may decline by 20 to 25 % this year from normal. It would impact price in the second half of the year. India had covered 5.2 million ha under tur. It may decrease below 4 million tonne ha.