Market Management
India sits on a record 4.5 million tonnes of pulses to hold prices if El Niño hits the crop
Government buffer stocks of pulses have reached a record 4.5 million tonnes against a 3.5 million-tonne norm, with chana, tur, moong and lentils to be released in a calibrated way if the rain-short kharif crop or the coming rabi season falls short.