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Informist, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur fell while prices of urad were steady in key spot markets across the country on Tuesday, traders said. Prices of chana fell due to profit-booking by stockists, they said. Prices of tur fell amid selling pressure, with rise in arrivals of the legume, they said. Prices of urad could rise in the short term due to worries about crop loss because of rainfall damage, they said.

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 25 from Monday to INR 6,400-INR 6,425 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Arrivals rose by 200 bags to 1,000 bags (1 bag = 50 kg). Prices are under pressure with stockists offloading their stocks to take advantage of the higher rates, he said. "Stockists have a lot of inventory with them, they have only offloaded 10% of it so far," he said. 

Prices also fell as festival demand for the legume has softened slightly, Kedia said. Millers have already stocked up for the festivals that are right around the corner, such as Janmashtami, he said. However, prices are likely to rise by INR 100-INR 150 per 100 kg in the near term as demand for chana dal, or processed chana, and besan for festivals in September is expected to pick up, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 6,300 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Akola fell by INR 25 from Monday to INR 6,825-INR 6,850 per 100 kg, Kedia said. Arrivals rose by 500 bags to 3,000 bags (1 bag = 50 kg). Prices have fallen due to rise in selling pressure, he said. Arrivals usually drop during this time of the year, but farmers still have plenty of stocks of the previous kharif crop, he said. Prices are likely to remain range-bound at lower levels in the short term, he said.

Meanwhile, the sowing window for tur in Maharashtra has almost come to a close, Kedia said. He expects tur acreage in the state to fall 5% from the previous year, as some farmers have shifted to crops such as cotton. As of Monday, the acreage under tur in Maharashtra was 1.20 million hectares, down 1% from last year, 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 day to INR 6,800-INR 6,900 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

URAD prices in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,250-INR 7,300 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 6,700-INR 7,500 per 100 kg, they said.

Urad prices are expected to rise in the short term due to adverse weather impacting the kharif crop and tight supply, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh has damaged sown crops, while other urad-growing regions are facing dry spells.  End

Edited by Ashish Shirke

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