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Informist, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of tur rose in key spot markets across the country Thursday even as chana and masur remained steady, traders said. Prices of tur rose tracking the rise in prices of imports, they said. Prices of chana were steady due to a slight drop in festival demand and masur were steady due to a lack of cues, they said.

CHANA prices at Indore in Madhya Pradesh were steady at INR 6,425-INR 6,450 per 100 kilograms, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices were steady as festival demand for chana dal, or processed chana, and besan has softened slightly, he said. Everyone has already bought enough chana to fulfil demand for the festivals that are just around the corner, such as Raksha Bandhan, he said.

However, prices are likely to rise by INR 100-INR 150 in the short term as festival demand for other festivals such as Navratri and Dusshera will rise, Mangal said. "Prices could have risen further if not for stockists offloading their stocks to make a profit," he said. Many stockists in states such as Gujarat have purchased the legume in huge amounts and are offloading it in bulk to take advantage of the higher prices, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 6,350-INR 6,375 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices at Solapur in Maharashtra rose by INR 50 Thursday to INR 6,500-INR 6,600 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. About 17–18 trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg of tur each arrived in the market, he said. Prices of domestic tur rose, tracking the rise in the prices of imports, he said. With subdued demand for the domestic tur, the market is taking cues from the price movement of imports from Myanmar and African countries, he said.

Prices of imported tur have risen amid a slowdown in shipments, Srinivas said. Shipments of tur from Myanmar are slowing down, while August deliveries of African-origin tur are only expected in the last week of the month, he said.

Prices of tur at Katni in Madhya Pradesh rose by INR 50 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 6,200-INR 6,250 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices are steady amid a lack of cues, he said. Prices could rise by INR 100-INR 200 per 100 kg in the near term due to low arrivals, he said. Farmers have already sold most of the crop to the government, leading to a decline in arrivals. The stocks currently held by farmers are also dwindling, which is likely to push prices up in the near term, 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 6,600 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur rose by INR 100 from Thursday to INR 8,000-INR 8,500 per 100 kg.  End

Edited by Saji George Titus

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