Experts say the next few weeks of monsoon will decide if the acreage shortfall stays manageable or turns into a bigger supply and price risk for pulses.

August-September rains will crucially influence India's 2026-27 pulses crop size, despite current abundant supply, says IPGA chairman.

Total acreage, however, remains below last year’s level, with the shortfall concentrated in coarse cereals, rice and pulses even as weather experts and economists warn that crop…