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Informist, Monday, May 12, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of all pulses fell in most key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana fell as rise in prices last week prompted farmers to bring more of the pulse to the market, thereby increasing the supply, they said. Prices of tur fell due to lower demand, while prices of urad were mixed in key spot markets, they said.

CHANA prices at Indore in Madhya Pradesh fell by INR 100 to INR 6,100 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices fell after rising by INR 50-INR 200 per 100 kg at the end of last week, he said. "Some stockists made a few bulk purchases, which boosted market sentiment and raised prices higher than needed," he said. With the boost in market sentiment, arrivals in the market also increased as farmers looked to take advantage of the rise in prices. However, on Monday, the higher number of arrivals pushed prices down, he said.

Prices are expected to stay range-bound till the end of the month at least, Kakani said. Demand could rise in the last few days of May as millers and stockists would want to fill up their inventories ahead of the southwest monsoon, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 100 from Friday to INR 5,875-INR 5,900 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 50 from Friday to INR 6,500-INR 7,300 per 100 kg, traders said. Some 35–40 trucks, with 20,000-25,000 kg each of tur arrived in the market, they said. Demand for the legume has dropped after a slight rise on Thursday and Friday, they said. The movement in prices are expected to stay steady in a narrow INR 50-INR 100 per 100 kg range till the last week of May, he said.

The government aims to produce 3.7 million tonnes of tur in the 2025–26 kharif season starting July, up from 3.51 million tonnes in 2024–25, expecting a better monsoon. The southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on May 27, with a model error of plus or minus four days, the India Meteorological Department said in a release on Saturday. Overall rainfall during Jun-Sept is likely to be 105% of the long-period average with a model error of plus or minus 5%, the department said. 

URAD prices in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from last week to INR 7,300-INR 7,350 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady a INR 7,000-INR 7,700 per 100 kg, traders said. 

Prices of urad in the short term are likely to depend on demand, arrivals of the domestic crop and imports from Myanmar, the India Pulses and Grains Association said in a weekly report on Monday. Imports from Myanmar may temporarily stop post May 20, with only one shipment expected by May 17 and no further updates on direct shipments, the association said. The market will closely monitor arrivals of the summer crop from Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, the association said.  End

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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