Abstract = {India is the world's largest producer of pulses, which are an important component of the Indian diet. Stagnant production in that country has contributed to declining per capita consumption over the past 20 years. During this period, domestic pulse prices have increased relative to other foods. Despite a liberal import regime, imports have generally remained a small share of supplies. Most Indian consumers are highly sensitive to prices when making food purchase decisions. Higher relative prices cause consumers to switch to lower priced pulse varieties and grades, and to other food items, such as cereals and vegetables. The recent rise in the popularity of low-priced imported dry peas demon-strates that consumers substitute nontraditional varieties into their diet based on relative prices. U.S. dry peas are not competitive in India because of the limited market for premium grades, as well as the higher costs associated with bagging and containerized shipping. U.S. chickpeas have also been limited to a small, premium-priced niche segment of the market},
Author = {Gregory K. Price and Rip Landes and A. Govindan},
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