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Informist, Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and masur were steady, while those of tur rose in key spot markets across the country Thursday, traders said. Prices of tur rose, tracking the rise in prices of imports, they said. Prices of chana were steady as sluggish demand offset the impact on prices from low arrivals of the legume, they said. Prices of masur were steady due to lack of any cues, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,800-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices are steady as low demand for the legume is on par with low arrivals, he said. Arrivals have slowed down as farmers are focusing on kharif sowing currently, he said. 

Prices of chana are likely to rise by July once the seasonal demand kicks in during monsoon, Mangal said. By then, arrivals are also likely to fall, supporting prices, he added. In August, firm demand for chana is expected ahead of festivals, he said.

The government has decided to extend the chana procurement window to mid-July, as purchases have been lagging behind the internally-revised targets, a government official told Informist on Thursday. This will be the second time the government will extend the sanctioned period for procurement. Earlier, chana procurement was extended till Jun. 30 from its initial deadline of May 31.

Prices of chana in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 5,775 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, rose by INR 50 from Wednesday to INR 6,700-INR 6,800 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. About 17–18 trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg of tur each arrived at the market, he said. Prices of domestic tur have risen tracking the rise in prices of imported tur from Myanmar, he said. The demand for imported tur is much higher than that for domestic tur as the former is cheaper, he said.

The rise in prices was also supported by the Andhra Pradesh government's tender for the purchase of tur, he said. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has issued an e-tender for the supply of 738.067 tonnes of tur to Integrated Child Development Services centres across Andhra Pradesh. 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 100 from the previous day to INR 7,150-INR 7,250 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 6,250-INR 6,300 per 100 kg amid a lack of new cues in the market, Mangal said. Prices are likely to remain range-bound in the short term as the country has plenty of supply from both domestic arrivals and imports, he said.

Prices of the choti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,800-INR 6,150 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur were also steady at INR 6,000-INR 6,500 per 100 kg.  End

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

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