COMMODITY MARKET

MASUR

Classification of commodity
Bullion - Gold, Silver, Diamond, Platinum.
Metals - Aluminum , Copper , Lead , Nickel , Steel , Zinc.

Cereals - Basmati Rice, Rice , Wheat.

Pulses - Chana , Masur , Tur , Yellow Peas

Masur
Masur or lentil is a bushy, annual shrub plant that is popular for its lens shaped seeds, These seeds have a vast range of colors from yellow to red-orange to green, brown and black.

The thin lentil plant, which is named Lens culinaris botanically, comes from the legume family and gains a height of 12 to 24 inches at maturity.
Lentils are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates and are high in fibre and in protein. Lentils are a cool season crop with a restricted root system that is only moderately resistant to high temperatures and drought.

Producing Commodity In India

Major centres of masur cultivation are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. West Bengal, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Assam also contribute to the countrys masur production.

India exports around 100,000 tons of Masur dal every year. The country also imports nearly 50,000 tons every year. The main destinations of exports are Sri Lanka, Egypt, UAE, Sudan, Yemen and Bangladesh.
chickpea (bengal gram / chana) 40.50 %; pigeon pea (tur /arhar) 17.90 %; green gram (moong) 9.20 %; black gram (urad) 9.10 %; lentils (masur) 6.10 % and other minor pulses 17.20 %.

History Of Commodity
Masur or Lentil is one of the earliest crops cultivated by human beings. Lentil originated in the central Asian region in pre historic times. However the earliest archeological finding in context of lentil is from the Paleolithic of Franchthi caves in Greece that dates back to almost 13000 to 9500 years ago. masur was introduced before 1st century AD and it formed an inseparable part of the Indian cuisine in stew form. Masur is sown during November-December and harvested in FebruaryMarch. Peak season of supply begins from April. Production of masur vacillates to a great extent every year according to the rains and moisture level in the soil.

Trading
Trading period- Mondays through Saturdays Trading session- Monday to Friday: 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Saturday: 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Trading unit- 10 MT Quotation/Base Value- 100 kg Tick size (minimum price movement)- Rs.1 Daily price limits-2% Initial Margin-5% Major trading centers of lentil (masur) Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) Bhatpara (West Bengal) Rajnandgarh (Chattisgarh)

Where they are traded?

Masur is traded in the various Indian commodity exchanges like Multi Commodity Exchange of India, National Multi Commodity Exchange of India and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange.

Market Influencing Factor

The production highly fluctuates between years, depending on the rains received and the moisture availability in the soil.
The sentiments of traders play a significant role currently, as a consequence of the lack of free-flow of information. there is high substitutability between pulses in India among the consumers. So, price of other major pulses like chana, tur, yellow peas, green peas etc. also influence the prices of masur. Besides this, production of the other leading exporting countries like Turkey, Canada, USA and Australia also influence the prices to great extent.

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