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Informist, Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur fell but those of moong were steady in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana fell because of rising rabi crop arrivals, they said. Prices of tur fell due to sluggish demand and steady arrivals of the kharif crop due to a better crop this year, they said. Prices of moong are likely to remain steady in the short term.

CHANA prices in Kota, Rajasthan, fell by INR 20 from Tuesday to INR 4,880-INR 5,180 per 100 kg, a local trader said. Arrivals rose by 500 bags to 2,500 bags (1 bag = 50 kg), he said. Prices have dipped below the minimum support price of INR 5,650 per 100 kg due to rising arrivals of the rabi crop, he said.

Prices were also weighed down by sluggish demand, he said. Buyers are waiting for prices to drop further to begin purchases, he said. "Everybody is waiting to buy after Holi, when prices are expected to fall further," he said.

According to the agriculture ministry's second advance estimate released Monday, chana output in 2024-25 is pegged at 11.5 million tonnes, down from 12.3 million tonnes a year ago.

Prices of chana in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,700-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 50 from Tuesday to INR 6,500-INR 7,300 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. The market saw arrival of 30-35 trucks (1 truck = 20,000-25,000 kg), he said. Prices have been on a downtrend due to muted demand, he said. There is no demand for the legume as mills have already stocked up for their processing needs, he said. Demand from stockists has also fallen, he said.

Prices were also weighed down by steady arrivals of the kharif crop, Srinivas said. "In the same period last year, arrivals were next to nothing, but due to a better crop in the state this year, arrivals are plentiful every day," he said.

Tur production in Maharashtra rose to 1.19 million tonnes from 890,000 tonnes in the kharif season last year. The agriculture ministry's second advance estimate has pegged the country's tur production in 2024-25 at 3.5 million tonnes, unchanged from the first estimate.  

Prices of tur in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, fell by INR 100 from Tuesday to INR 6,000-INR 7,619 per 100 kg, according to the association. Arrivals fell by 675 bags to 1,894 bags (1 bag = 50 kg). The minimum support price of tur is INR 7,550 per 100 kg.

MOONG prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 7,200-INR 8,400 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. While arrivals are low, so is the demand for moong, keeping prices steady, he said. Despite muted market activity, prices of moong are likely to remain steady in the short term.

Sowing of the summer moong crop has already begun in various states, and as the season progresses, demand for the legume will increase, he said. As of Monday, the acreage under summer moong rose to 358,400 hectares from 133,700 hectares sown a year ago, according to data from the agriculture ministry.

Prices of moong in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 6,500-INR 7,200 per 100 kg, according to the association.  End

Edited by Ashish Shirke

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