Tur prices down in Akola on high output estimates.

Prices of tur down in Akola, Maharashtra, as the pulses output is seen higher in the state and demand from millers is weak. Arrivals of tur steady at 2,000 bags (1bag=100kg) in Akola. In the third advance output estimates for 2016-17 (July-June), Maharashtra farm ministry has sharply revised upward its production estimate for the pulse by 73.8% from its earlier estimate, to 2.04 million tonne. Arrivals of tur in Gulbarga were estimated at 6,000 bags (1bag=100kg) from 8,000 bags.