Pulses Trade
Pulses body says imports via Chennai port in week ended Jan 22 at 33,900 tn
This story was originally published at 15:06 IST on 29 January 2025
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MUMBAI – India imported 33,900 tonnes of pulses via the Chennai port in the week ended Jan. 22, according to data released by the India Pulses and Grains Association on Tuesday. At 26,525 tonnes, shipments of urad, tur, and rajma from Myanmar made up around 78% of the total imports.
Urad imports were the highest among all pulses at 29,150 tonnes, making up nearly 86% of the total imports during the given period. The country imported 25,025 tonnes of urad from Myanmar, and 4,125 tonnes from Brazil, according to the data.
Total masur imports were 1,875 tonnes, according to the data. Of the total imports, 1,025 tonnes were from the US, 725 tonnes from Canada, and 125 tonnes from Australia.
India imported 1,800 tonnes of tur, of which 1,425 tonnes were from Myanmar, 350 tonnes from Tanzania, and 25 tonnes from Kenya, the data showed.
India also imported 500 tonnes of chana from Australia during the period. Imports of other pulses included 200 tonnes of brown eye beans from Brazil, 150 tonnes of lima beans from Madagascar, and 225 tonnes of rajma from Myanmar, China, and Brazil, the data showed.
During the period, 1,356 containers landed at the Chennai port, of which 1,061 were from Myanmar, the data showed. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Deepshikha Bhrdwaj
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