Despite the fact that farmers expand the Kharif area under pulsen crops such as Moong (Green Gram) and Urad (Black Matte), the output will probably be lower than last season, according to a cross-section of the trade and growers. This is because the surplus rain has considerably influenced the yield and quality.
Excessing rain In July-September has generally become an important care for Kharif crops. And pulses are no exception, because the crops are influenced in important growing states such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
“The total output of Kharif pulses will be lower this year than last year, because surplus rains have damaged the crop in all producing states,” said Satish Upadhyay, Hon Secretary, India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA). “It is still raining in different states, and predictions are that rain will continue in the coming days. We are still looking, but one thing is certain that the crop quality and the crop size will be less than last year.” he said.
30-50% Damage
Rain has influenced the harvest of Urad and Moong in states such as Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. “The quantity will be slightly less compared to last year, and the quality is also affected. Urad, Moong-crop with damage ranging from 30-50 percent comes on the market. Even in Rajasthan, the situation of Moong and Urad crop is grim,” said Upadhyay.
While the most important kharif pulses crop – Tur (Duifwt) is still in vegetative and flowering stages, the crop in low areas is influenced by surplus rain. “We are not worried about Turg and Urad if damage is anymore. Quantity-wise Moong-crop can be 10-20 percent less, but Quale-Qua decrease would be around 30-40 percent. Like in Urad, the crop size is possible with 10-20 percent, but quality is the loss of about 50 percent.” Said upadhyay.
“In the case of Tur we are in a comfortable position. Even if there is a small loss of crops, we have huge buffer broth and the input is still on,” said Upadhyay.
According to the third estimates of the advance, the total pulsing output during Kharif 2024 was 74.95 Lakh Ton. This included Tur -output of 35.61 LAKH TON, Moong -Production of 17.47 Lakh Ton and Urad Output of 13.02 Lakh Ton. Due to the shortage of domestic supplies, the government allowed Urad and Tur until March 31, 2026. India, who was submitted during the 2024-25 financial year in the 2024-25 record payment, continues to buy overseas pulses from Myanmar, Africa, Canada, Russia and Brazil.
‘Complete washing’
Rahul Chauhan from Igrain India estimates that the Tur production during Kharif 2025 is less than 30 lakh tonnes due to a dip in area and crop losses in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Moong -production is probably about 17 Lakh ton, while the out of the Urad will be lower at about 12 lacquer tons, because excess rain in the region bundle hand that stretches over MP and has seriously influenced the crop.
States that received surplus rain in August are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andra Pradesh and Karnataka. According to Crisil, more than 10 percent of the Moong and Urad crop has been hit in Rajasthan, Up and Andhra Pradesh. In the Bundelkhand region, the green gram and the black gram crop has confronted with serious damage. In Rajasthan, growers are likely to be confronted with considerable losses as a result of the flower reduction and the poor pod setting.
Basavaraj Ingin, president of Karnataka Pradesh Redgram Growers Association in the Kalaburgi district of Karnataka, said that the rain has washed as Moong, Urad and Tur. “It was a complete leaching for Moong and Urad because farmers could not harvest the crops,” he said. Even Tur -crop is badly damaged by excess rains and water logbook, Ingin added. “It’s still raining and the rain forecast is still a few days,” he said.
Destructive spell
Farmers in Maharashtra have completed Tur’s sowing at more than 12.23 Lakh hectare from 11 September – more than doubling last year’s coverage. However, Moong has been left behind, with sowing that only reached around 70 percent of last year’s area. Urad has performed better and crossed its average area with cultivation at 3.77 Lakh hectare, or 97 percent of the state of the state of the state. In general, sowing pulses in the state has hit 97 percent of the target of the season.
Maharashtra -Country Council officials said that although the pulse area and the output have been steadily extensive in recent years, the productivity gains have been modest for some crops. The season also suffered a setback in mid -August when heavy rainfall led to water -keeping harmful carrots, especially in Moong and Urad. The enchantment between 15 and 20 August turned out to be the most destructive, said the Minister of Agriculture. A total of 191 Talukas crop losses reported in 654 income circles, with 12 districts each recording damage on more than 10,000 hectares of Kharif -crops.
During the Kharif season 2025 there is an increase of 14.5 percent in the area under pulses in Gujarat, most of which can be attributed to the growth of the Tur. This year pulses were sown on more than 4.41 Lakh hectares, which is 14.5 percent more than 3.85 Lakh hectare in the last Kharif season. The area under Tur has increased by 28 percent to 2.91 Lakh hectare, while the area under Moong (48,293 hectares) and Urad (82,997 hectare) saw a decrease of 12 percent and 0.8 percent respectively compared to the previous season.
Worries about the prices
Gujarat Government officers said that the heavy rainfall in Noord -Gujarat had a negative influence this month on the Tur, Moong and Urad crops that are sown in Kutch and Patan Districts of the State. The government still has to officially publish data on any crop loss that may have been done as a result of heavy rainfall in different parts of the state.
The area under pulses in the Kharif season has seen a decrease in Telangana. Opposite the normal area of 3.20 Lakh hectare (LH) under pulses, the state registered an area of 2.34 LH. Tur has taken the majority of the impact, with the area falling to 1.99 LH against the normal area of 2.71 LH. While the green area fell to 24,000 hectares (against a normal area of 35,000 hectares), the Urad area dropped to 10,125 Hecares of 13,325 hectares.
Pulers of pulses will be one big worries about the prices as soon as the harvest is over. The worldwide market is in the handles of the bears and prospects are not rosy among large growers such as Canada, Australia, Africa and Russia who report good crops. Global prices rule low despite the fact that the rain influences the crop in India.
The lentil prices rule low because for the 2025-26 season, the production of Canada is predicted at 3.2 million tonnes (MT) because of a higher area. The production of lentils is expected to increase to 2.45 MT in the North -American nation, with the supply higher as a result of high transfer supplies. The production of red lentils is expected to be around 1.4-1.45 MT, and that of green lentils at 1.15-1.2 T, about 60% higher than in 2024-25. In Australia, lentil production is estimated on a record of 1.71 MT, while the output of the chickpeas is seen as the second largest at 2.10 MT. Field PEA Production is projected at 220,000 tons.
Discussion of Bearish Trend
Myanmar quotes Superior Quality Black Matte for $ 860 per tonne for October, while the Brazil products rules $ 875. Desi Chickpeas is offered to India from Australia for $ 550 per ton (Oct-Nov delivery), while Canada offers green lentils for $ 615 per ton of offer. Malawi and Mozambique offer pigeon peas for $ 520 and $ 535 per ton respectively. Canada and Russia offer yellow peas for $ 350 to India, while Canada offers red lentils to India for $ 555 and Australia for $ 560 (Oct-Nov). Prices of yellow peas, which is seen as the villain of the current Bearish-trend, fell by 2-9 percent last week.
Canada has reduced the prices of green lentils, which are used as a replacement for Arhar (Pigeon Peas), with around 15 percent in the past month. They are lower than Russian offers. All these are seen as signs that are not encouraging for growers.
((With inputs from Mr Subramani in Chennai, Radhshyam Jadhav in Pune, Avinash Nair in Ahmedabad, KV Kurmanath in Hyderabad)
Published on September 12, 2025
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