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Informist, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana fell in key spot markets across the country, those of tur showed a mixed trend, and moong remained steady, traders said. The decline in chana prices was attributed to profit-booking by stockists. Prices of tur fell in some markets but held steady in others due to lack of cues, as per the traders. Moong prices remained stable, supported by regular demand for the legume, they added.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from Friday to INR 6,400-INR 6,450 per 100 kilograms, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Over the past few weeks, prices had risen due to firm demand for chana dal or processed chana and besan or gram flour, he said. However, prices fell as stockists began offloading stocks to take advantage of the higher prices, Kakani said.

A further fall in prices is unlikely as demand will increase during upcoming festivals, Kakani said. Prices could rise by INR 100-INR 200 per 100 kg in the short term as festival demand for Navratri and Dusshera will increase, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi also fell by INR 50 from the previous week to INR 6,250-INR 6,275 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 6,450-INR 6,550 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. About 31-32 trucks, with 20,000-25,000 kg of tur each, arrived in the market, he said. Prices are steady amid a lack of cues. The market is monitoring the volume and price movement of imports from African countries and the sowing progress of tur in the ongoing kharif season, he said.

With reports of a fall in acreage of tur in Maharashtra and the country as a whole, prices of the legume could rise after the next 15-20 days, Sanklecha said. However, a steep rise in prices is unlikely due to the upcoming shipments of African-origin tur expected to land in the country by September, he said.

As of Jul. 26, the area under tur across India fell over 8% on year to 3.5 million hectares, data from the agriculture ministry showed. As of Jul. 28, tur acreage in Maharashtra stood at 1.18 million hectares, down from nearly 1.20 million hectares a year ago, data from the state agriculture department showed. Maharashtra is the top tur producing state in the country.

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from the previous week to INR 6,850-INR 6,950 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association. 

MOONG prices in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 6,500-INR 7,300 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of moong in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 6,900-INR 7,200 per 100 kg. Prices of moong are flat amid steady demand for the legume, Sanklecha said. Prices are likely to fall next month once the new kharif crop begins hitting markets across the country, he added.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

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