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Informist, Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses were mixed in key spot markets across the country on Wednesday, traders said. Prices of chana were up due to rise in consumption of chana products during the monsoon, they said. Prices of tur fell due to low demand for the domestic variety amid the availability of cheaper African imports, they said. Prices of urad were steady due to lack of any cues, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 50 from Tuesday to INR 6,200-INR 6,250 per 100 kg, said Aniket Mehta, a local trader. Seasonal demand for the legume seen during the monsoon is supporting prices, he said. The demand for chana dal, or processed dal, and besan usually picks up during the monsoon, especially in north India, he said.

Prices also rose due to a drop in arrivals, Mehta said. Farmers are too busy sowing kharif crops to bring their produce to the market, he said. The amount of good-quality arrivals of the legume has also decreased, which is supporting prices. Millers are willing to pay higher rates for better chana to fulfil seasonal demand and stock up ahead of the festivals beginning August, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi rose by INR 50 from the previous day to INR 6,100 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 6,750-INR 6,775 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. The demand for domestic tur is sluggish, he said. "Even if millers and stockists are purchasing domestic tur, they are only doing so on a hand-to-mouth basis," he said. Many buyers are awaiting cheaper imports from African countries, he said.

The shipments of African-origin tur currently landing in India are already cheaper than the domestic variety, with their prices ranging from INR 5,600-INR 6,250 per 100 kg. However, forward deals made for the August and September shipments of African tur are even lower in price due to good supply in those countries, Kedia said.

Though prices of domestic tur could fall further, a steep fall is unlikely, Kedia said. "Prices have already fallen a lot, so unless demand for domestic tur disappears, they (prices) are likely to remain range-bound at this level," he said.

Prices of tur in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, fell by INR 175 from the previous day to INR 6,000-INR 6,559 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

URAD prices in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,000 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 6,600-INR 7,400 per 100 kg. Prices are steady due to a lack of cues, traders said.

The market is keeping an eye on the price movement of Myanmar imports and the volume of imports from Brazil, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Meanwhile, the area sown under urad in the ongoing kharif season stood at 1.15 million hectares as of Friday, down 1% on year, according to data from the agriculture ministry.  End

Edited by Ashish Shirke

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