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.