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Pulses crop calendar: when tur, chana, moong, urad and masoor arrive
Sowing, harvest and mandi arrival months for India's main pulses, on one chart.
Key takeaways
- Kharif pulses (tur, moong, urad) are sown with the monsoon in June and July.
- Rabi pulses (chana, masoor) are sown in October and November, after the rains.
- New-crop arrivals are when quality is best and prices are usually softest.
Sowing Harvest & mandi arrivals
Typical timing for central India. Dates shift by two to four weeks with the monsoon and by region.
Kharif vs rabi
Kharif pulses depend on monsoon rain, so a late or weak start shows up in prices months before harvest. Rabi pulses grow on the moisture left in the soil and on irrigation, which makes chana a steadier crop. Tur is the long one: sown in June, it is not harvested until winter.
How to use the calendar
- Buy on arrivalsContract for the year when the new crop reaches the mandi: December to February for tur, February to April for chana.
- Watch the sowingAcreage reports in July and November are the first real signal of next season's supply.
- Mind the rainUnseasonal rain during arrivals raises moisture and lowers usable quality at the same time.
Quick answers
Mostly from December to February, with arrivals in the mandis running into March. It is sown in June and July.
Chana is sown in October and November and reaches the mandis from February to April.
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