The Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) has called for a “complete ban” on imports of yellow peas and also “high tariffs” on chana (chickpea/gram) and masoor (red lentil) in order to “restrict” their shipments.

The agency, which recommends minimum support prices ( MSP ) that the Union government announces every year for 23 mandated crops planted by farmers, has said that “unrestricted cheap imports of pulses, particularly yellow peas, gram and lentil, have adversely affected domestic market prices”.

The CACP’s proposal on banning/restricting the imports of the three major pulses comes ahead of the upcoming 2025-26 rabi cropping season.

The Centre, on Wednesday, fixed an MSP of Rs 5,875 and Rs 7,000 per quintal for the chana and masoor crops, based on the CACP’s latest ra

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