The same trend is being seen with pulses also. 229,000 tonnes of pulses have been imported in the last two and a half months, which is about 43 percent more than the same period last year.
The demand for gram during Ramzan is around 100,000 tonnes. In the last two and a half months, 159,000 tonnes of gram has been imported. There has been a slight increase in imports compared to the same period before last Ramadan. The demand for gram is 100,000 tonnes during Ramzan and 10,000 tonnes in other months. Thus, even excluding normal demand, supply of gram is quite good.
This time the import of peas is less among the items of Ramzan. In the last two and a half months, 66,000 tonnes of peas have been imported, which is 81 percent less compared to the same period last time. Due to reduced import of peas, the price of this product has increased slightly in the market. Yesterday in Khatunganj, peas were sold at 51 taka per kg with an increase of 1-2 taka. Port data shows a ship carrying 32,000 tonnes of peas is still being unloaded at the port.