About Masoor
Masoor (red lentil) is the everyday dal of eastern India. India grows a rabi crop and imports large volumes from Canada and Australia.
Where Masoor Is Grown in Assam
The main masoor districts of Assam are Barpeta, Nagaon, Darrang. Assam is India's largest tea-growing state and grows rice in the Brahmaputra and Barak valleys, including the aromatic Joha rice. It is also an important producer of jute, ginger, arecanut, banana, rapeseed-mustard, masoor and vegetables.
Season in Assam
Rabi: sown October–November, harvested February–March. Exact arrival dates in Assam depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Masoor Is Sold in Assam
Farm produce is sold through regulated APMC market yards under the state's agricultural produce marketing law, run by the state agricultural marketing board, with many yards linked to eNAM. Guwahati is the main trading hub for the Northeast.
Other major markets in Assam
- Guwahati wholesale marketsFruits, vegetables, grainsAboutExplore
- Pamohi and Fancy Bazar, GuwahatiWholesale tradeAboutExplore
Government Buying in Assam
MSP; NAFED buys under price support. In Assam, buying is organised through the agencies below, usually at procurement centres in or near the mandis during the harvest window. Farmers register in advance, and payment is made to their bank accounts.
- Assam State Agricultural Marketing BoardRegulated marketsAboutExplore
- Assam Food and Civil Supplies CorporationPaddy procurement supportAboutExplore
Quality and Price Notes
Traders deal in whole masoor (brown), masoor malka (whole red, with skin removed) and split red masoor dal. Canadian lentils are graded as No. 1, No. 2 and so on, and Australian lentils as Nugget and other types. Indian buyers look for colour, uniform size and low broken percentage.
Masoor prices in India move with world lentil prices, Indian import duty, the Canadian and Australian harvests, and freight. A good Indian rabi crop reduces import demand; NAFED buying at MSP supports farm prices in big crop years.
Buyers, Processors and Exporters
These companies and bodies buy, process or export masoor across India, including from Assam. Tap a name for details.
- Olam Agri India Pvt LtdPulses sourcing and importsAboutExplore
- Mangat Ram Dal Mill Pvt LtdDelhi · dal miller and pulses supplierAboutExplore
- India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA)Mumbai · trade body of pulses importers, millers and tradersAboutExplore
- NAFEDBuys pulses at MSP and holds the pulses bufferAboutExplore
- Tata Consumer Products LtdTata Sampann unpolished dals and besanAboutExplore
- AWL Agri Business LtdFortune besan and dals (formerly Adani Wilmar)AboutExplore
- Patanjali Foods LtdPatanjali dals and besanAboutExplore
- 24 Mantra Organic (Sresta Natural Bioproducts Pvt Ltd)Organic dalsAboutExplore
- Pro Nature Organic Foods Pvt LtdOrganic dalsAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online grocery; branded and loose dalsAboutExplore
Research and Advice in Assam
New varieties, crop advice and seed for masoor growers in Assam come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
Masoor in Other States
Madhya Pradesh · Uttar Pradesh · Bihar · West Bengal · Jharkhand
Related: Masoor – all India · Assam · All crops
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