Chickpea| With rise in sowing area, both farmers and traders were expecting bumper crop in chickpea or chana this year.

With rise in sowing area, both farmers and traders were expecting bumper crop in chickpea or chana this year. But unseasonal rains and snowfall in MP and other major chana growing states appear to have severely affected the crop prospect as well as quality of the chana. Major spot markets currently receiving inferior quality chana.