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Informist, Thursday, Sep 5, 2024

By Shreya Shetty and Anjali Lavania

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and moong were steady across key markets in the country, traders said. Prices of tur fell in major markets, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at 7,800-7,850 rupees per 100 kg, said Raja Jain, a local trader. Arrivals were steady at 100 bags (1 bag = 100 kg), Jain said. Chana prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at 7,500 rupees per 100 kg, said Shubham Bhala, a local trader. Arrivals were steady at 300 bags (1 kg = 100 kg), Bhala said. Prices of chana have been steady for the past three days due to sluggish buying, he said.

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were down by 100 rupees from Wednesday to 10,000-11,000 rupees per 100 kg, said Rajkumar Rajpal, a local trader. Arrivals were steady at 300 bags (1 bag = 50 kg), Rajpal said. "Currently, demand for tur is sluggish as people prefer more chana for festival season," he said. However, continuous rainfall in the state has damaged tur crops because of which there might be a shortage in supply in November, causing prices to rise in the long run, he said. Tur prices in the key wholesale market of Kalaburagi, Karnataka, were 10,800-11,452 rupees per 100 kg, according to data from the association.

MOONG prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at 6,500-7,500 rupees per 100 kg, Bhala said. Arrivals at the market were steady at 100–120 bags (1 bag = 100 kg), Bhala said. Most of the moong arrivals are from Karnataka with high moisture levels of 13-14%, he said. "If the rain continues, the crop will be damaged further," Bhala said. Usually, dry moong is sold at 8,000 rupees per 100 kg, he said. Moisture in the crop degrades its quality, weighing on its prices. Moong prices in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at 7,000 rupees per 100 kg, Vinod Jain, a local trader, said. Arrivals were steady at 550–600 bags (1 bag = 100 kg), he said.

Despite a record sowing of pulses in the current kharif season, India's goal of becoming self-reliant in pulses by 2027 seems out of reach, according to media reports. Imports of pulses in the country have significantly increased in recent years, to 4.8 mln tn in 2023-24 (Apr-Mar), according to data from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority. India imported 1.6 mln tn of pulses in Apr-Jun, according to data from APEDA. India imports tur from Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi, and Myanmar. The country imports urad from Myanmar and Brazil, while it imports masur from Canada, Australia, Russia, and Turkey. End

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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