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Informist, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of all pulses were mixed in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana remained flat in most key spot markets as heavy rainfall kept activity down in those regions, they said. Prices of tur were steady in some markets but are likely to fall as arrivals have increased, they said. Prices of masur are likely to rise in the short term due to low arrivals, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 6,450-INR 6,500 per 100 kg, said Raja Jain, a local trader. Prices are steady due to subdued market activity owing to heavy rainfall in the region, he said. Most parts of central and northwest India have received heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the past few days, hampering activity in the spot markets.

Once the intensity of rainfall decreases, prices are expected to rise on firm demand for chana dal, or processed chana, and besan, or chana flour, for festivals, Jain said. However, a steep rise in prices is unlikely as stockists could begin offloading their stocks in the near term to take advantage of the higher rates, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi fell INR 25 from Thursday to INR 6,350 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 6,950-INR 6,975 per 100 kg, said Ashok Gupta, a local trader. Arrivals rose by 500 bags to 3,500 bags (1 bag = 50 kg), he said. Movement in the price per 100 kg of tur is bound in the range of INR 50-INR 100 because of a lack of direction, he said. As the demand for domestic tur is low, the market is largely taking direction from movement in the price of imported tur, he said. However, prices of imported tur are also stable, he added.

Prices of tur are likely to drop in the short term due to a rise in arrivals, Gupta said. "Arrivals have risen and are likely to rise further as farmers are offloading stocks to make money to meet expenses for the last leg of sowing for the season," he said.

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell INR 50 from Thursday to INR 6,900-INR 7,000 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 6,600-INR 6,650 per 100 kg, Jain said. Prices are likely to rise by INR 100-INR 200 per 100 kg in the near term as arrivals are extremely low, he said. Farmers and stockists do not have enough stocks as most of the crop was bought by the government, he said. 

Prices of the choti variety of masur at Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh fell INR 150 from the previous day to INR 6,200-INR 6,650 per 100 kg, according to the association.  End

Edited by Rajeev Pai

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