Trade Talk with G. Chandrashekhar/
Rabi Sowing Progress

00:34 | Now, last month, you mentioned the pace of rabi pulse sowing, especially of chana, was well ahead of last year. At the same time, though, you warned us that sowing was at a very early stage. Now the government has released more recent figures. Could you run through the numbers for pulses and, like you did last month, compare this season’s sowing progress to last season’s and the average?

05:41 | Let’s turn to the weather next. In our last interview, you mentioned that the eastern part of the country – UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand – was dry. Have conditions there improved? And in India overall, how does the forecast look for the coming months and what could it mean for yields?

8:18 | What have kharif crop arrivals been like lately and are there implications for import demand?

11:56 | How do you see India’s overall supply-demand situation for pulses? Are you expecting any surprises in 2022-23?

13:31 | Previously we discussed NAFED’s ample chana stocks. I suppose those inventories will need to be unloaded ahead of the rabi harvest. How do you see that situation playing out?

15:17 | The UN has sounded the alarm on high fertilizer prices and the risks they pose to global food security. Do you think this might affect the availability of pulses at certain origins such as those in Africa or South Asia?

19:07 | A news report out of Myanmar indicates the country is interested in expanding its trade MOU with India to include more products, such as green mung beans. How is this idea being received in India?