Tag: Acreage

Moongbean (green gram) prices have opened higher as the new crop has started arriving in various markets in Karnataka and Rajasthan on concerns that deficient rainfall and lower acreage have affected its production.In the mandis of North Karnataka, where the crop has begun arriving, prices of good-quality moong are ruling in the range of ₹10,000–11,000 per quintal, trade sources said. The lower-quality moong is trading in the range of ₹8,800–10,000. Price pattern The current price pattern in Karnataka is contrary to the trends witnessed in the earlier years, when...