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Informist, Friday, May 16, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI - Prices of pulses remained steady in most key spot markets across the country Friday, traders said. Chana prices were steady amid low demand and limited supply of the legume while tur was steady with some need-based demand from millers, traders said. Prices of moong are likely to remain steady in the short term, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, held steady at INR 6,075-INR 6,100 per 100 kilogram, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader.

Though arrivals of the rabi crop in the market are low, demand for the legume is sluggish as well, he said. Farmers are holding back their crop, refusing to sell at lower rates, he said.

Chana is likely to remain range-bound for the rest of the month, Mangal said. Prices are expected to rise to INR 6,500 per 100 kg around June when millers and stockists will look to fill up their inventories before the southwest monsoon starts in full swing, he said. 

Prices of chana in Delhi remained stable at INR 5,825-INR 5,831 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 6,500-INR 7,250 per 100 kg, said local trader Mukesh Sanklecha. About

26–27 trucks, each carrying 20,000-25,000 kg of tur, arrived in the market Friday. Though there is some need-based demand from millers, it is not substantial enough to boost prices, he said. 

Demand for tur is usually subdued during May as many tur traders shift to dealing in mangoes, which is more profitable during summer, Sanklecha said. However, the mango season begins winding up by the end of May in Maharashtra, and prices could rise by then, he said. Similar to chana, prices could also rise in the short term as buyers stock up on tur before the southwest monsoon begins, he said.

Prices of tur in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, fell by INR 60 from Thursday to INR 6,009-INR 7,165 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association. Arrivals rose by 1,603 bags to 5,514 bags (1 bag = 50 kg).

MOONG prices in Solapur held steady at INR 7,200-INR 7,400 per 100 kg, said Sanklecha. Prices have stabilised after falling under the pressure of new arrivals of the summer crop, he said. They are likely to remain stable in the short term and rise in the medium term as demand for the legume is expected to rise, he said.

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

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

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