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Informist, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana are likely to fall in the near term on weak demand from millers, the India Pulses and Grains Association said in its weekly report Monday. Prices of tur are expected to stay range-bound amid low demand and a fall in imports, while urad prices are likely to rise in the short term on firm demand and a fall in supply, the association said.

 

Chana prices are expected to fall due to weak purchases by millers amid a slowdown in demand for chana dal, or processed chana, and besan, the association said. However, limited stocks of premium quality chana and pre-festival demand could limit the fall in prices, it said. The demand for chana dal and besan for upcoming festivals is likely to revive in September, which could bring a fresh momentum in prices, the association said.

 

Prices of chana for the week ended Saturday fell due to weak sales of chana dal and besan, the association said. Comfortable stocks with stockists further weighed on market sentiment, it said. Though arrivals fell in key chana-producing states such as Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, it was not substantial enough to pull up prices, the association said. In the week ended Saturday, prices of chana in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 100 from the previous week to INR 6,350 per 100 kg, according to the association.

 

Prices of tur are expected to stay range-bound in the near term, neither breaking past the low levels nor sustaining the higher ones, the association said. Prices are unlikely to fall further due to a drop in the supply of tur, as fresh direct and indirect shipments from Myanmar and African countries are only expected from late August to mid-September, it said. However, a rise in prices is also unlikely as buyers are cautious, and overall market sentiment will depend on the consumption pattern in the coming weeks, it said.

 

The market will also monitor the current kharif crop for further cues, the association said. Weather remains a key concern as intermittent rainfall in Karnataka and Maharashtra, the top tur-producing states in the country, are likely to affect standing crops, it said.

 

Prices of tur remained weak in the week ended Saturday due to subdued demand for tur dal, processed tur, while lower cost and freight prices of imports from Myanmar and African countries added to the bearish tone, the association said. Arrivals of domestic tur were steady in key spot markets of Karnataka and Maharashtra, preventing a rise in prices, it said. Sufficient stocks of the legume with farmers, stockists, and the government is likely to prevent any price recovery, it said. Prices of tur in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 125 from the previous week to INR 6,800–INR 6,825 per 100 kg.

 

Urad prices are likely to rise in the short term on firm demand from millers, the association said. Prices are also supported by low supply, with a drop in both arrivals and imports. Shipments of urad from Brazil have been delayed, while two direct vessels from Myanmar will only arrive at the end of August, the association said.

 

The progress of the urad kharif crop is in focus, with torrential rainfall in key producing states expected to lower both output and yield this season, the association said. As such, millers are actively purchasing both ready stock of the legume and forward contracts, the association said. 

 

Prices of urad rose in most key spot markets in the week ended Saturday, the association said. Fears of damage to the sown crop due to rainfall supported prices, it said. In the week ended Saturday, prices of urad in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, rose by INR 150 from the previous week to INR 7,350 per 10 kg.  End

 

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Nishant Maher

 

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