Price of Toor Dal drops significantly with arrival of new crop

BENGALURU: In a welcome development for households grappling with the rising cost of groceries, the price of Toor Dal has dropped significantly with the arrival of the new crop. The price has reduced by Rs 30 per kilogram and is expected to fall even further. The price of Gram Dal has also seen a decline.

Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, former president of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a prominent figure in the pulses trade in the city, told TNIE, “The new crop has reduced the price of Toor Dal substantially. From prices ranging between Rs 150 and Rs 175 in the final months of last year, it is now selling at Rs 120 to Rs 145 in the wholesale market.”

Households typically purchase between 2 kg and 5 kg of dal per month. Lahoti added, “The retailers who purchase it from us will pass on the benefit to the consumers. It will offer relief to lakhs of households in the State and across the country. The price will go down further in the coming months.” The states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat are the primary producers of the crop in the country.