Import of pulses may fall 40% in FY26 on robust stocks, crop

INDIA'S PULSES IMPORTS in the current fiscal are likely to decline by 39% to around 4.5 million tonne (MT) in FY26, from a record 7.34 MT in 2024-25, trade sources said, citing adequate carry forward stocks and robust crop prospects.

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According to provisional data, the imports of pulses during April-August 2025-26 have declined by 47% to 1.21 MT from a shipment of 2.27 MT during the same period in FY25.

“We project an import of less than 5 MT in the current fiscal as previous year, as we had imported about 4 MT of yellow peas (2.5 MT) and Bengal gram or chick pea (1.5 MT), used as substitute of chana or gram, a major pulses variety,” Satish Upadhyay, secretary, India Pulses and Grains Association, told FE.