This is mostly grown in Central India ie. Madhya Pradesh, Northern Maharashtra. The major exporter countries of chickpea are: Turkey, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Syria, United States The top three exporting countries i.e. Turkey, Australia and Mexico have a combine share of over 75% of the world total exports of chickpeas.

Specification for Chick Peas ( HS CODE: 07132000) :

Counts 75-80/7mm; 58-60/8mm; 44-66/10mm;
42-44/11mm;
40-42/12 mm;
38-40/14mm
Moisture 11% max
Admixture 1% max
Broken Kernels 2% max
Damaged Kernels 2% max
Discoloured kernels 2% max
Weevilled 0.2% max
Undersize 10%