Pulses import down by 53 percent in December 2007

Pulses import declined by 53 percent during December 2007 as compared to December 2006, according to official statistics. The country's import of pulses during December 2007 stood at $9.660 million as compared to $20.473 million during December 2006, showing a slump of $10.813 million or 52.83 percent.
During the first half of the current fiscal year, pulses import tumbled down by $43.887 million or 33 percent. The country imported $90.009 million of commodity during the first half of the fiscal 2007 as compared to $133.896 million during the same period of the fiscal 2006. Similarly, on monthly basis, the import of pulses plunged by $3.045 million or 24 percent during December 2007 as compared to $12.705 million during November 2007.