Ample domestic production of moong and maize is influencing India's import policy for commodities which many countries are looking to sell in the world's most populous country. Government sources have told CNBC-TV18 that a ministerial delegation from Myanmar met Indian government officials last week to discuss issues pertaining to trade in pulses and the India-Myanmar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Tur and Urad trade.

While Myanmar had proposed inclusion of moong and maize in the MoU to increase local cultivation in India's eastern neighbour, government sources indicated that India is not keen on including both these commodities in the MoU because of ample domestic production.

As per the 5-year MoU, India had allowed annual import quotas of 2.5 LMT of Urad and 1.0 LMT of Tur to My

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