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Due to the continuous increase in the prices of food items, the general public has once again been hit by inflation. In fact, people may have to face inflation for some more time in terms of food items. Especially the public will not get any relief in the price of pulses soon. At present, there are no signs of softening in their prices because the supply of pulses is not matching the demand.
There will be no relief till October
According to the report, experts have expressed this fear. Market experts say that the prices of pulses in the country may remain high until the supply of new crop starts in the market. The arrival of the new crop will start in the month of October. In such a situation, people will not get relief from inflation till October.
Due to this the prices of pulses increased
According to market experts, at present the demand for pulses in the country is not in proportion to the supply. The prices of pulses are softening due to imbalance of supply and demand. The high level of pulse inflation is also impacting overall food inflation.
At present, many efforts are being made by the government to control the price of pulses but they are not getting success. India is the largest producer of pulses but consumption exceeds production. In such a situation, India has to import pulses. The estimated production of pulses in the country in the crop year 2022-23 is 26.05 million tonnes while the consumption is estimated at 28 million tonnes.
Inflation of pulses last month
If we talk about the price of pulses, then the inflation of pulses like arhar, gram and urad has increased in the market. The inflation rate of pulses was 16.8 percent in April. The highest inflation of 31.4 percent was in arhar dal. Similarly, there was inflation at the rate of 14.6 percent in gram dal and 14.3 percent in urad dal. The contribution of pulses to the food basket is about 6 percent.
