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Informist, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana fell in key spot markets across the country Tuesday, tracking a fall in prices of imports and muted demand from millers, traders said. Prices of tur and urad were steady, they said.

CHANA prices at Ashok Nagar in Madhya Pradesh fell by INR 100 to INR 6,100 per 100 kilograms, Gaurav Kochar, a local trader, said. Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 50 from the previous day to INR 6,100 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of domestic chana fell, tracking the fall in import prices, Kochar said.

The offer prices being made for the forward contracts of chana shipments from Australia are lower than domestic rates, said Ankit Mehta, a trader from Kota in Rajasthan, said. "Whenever the new orders are done, it takes the market down," Mehta said, adding that it is on par for the course during this time of the year. The country is likely to receive these shipments between October and November, he said.

Subdued demand for the legume is also weighing on prices, Kochar said. Millers have already stocked up on enough chana to fulfil the demand for chana dal, or processed dal, and besan, he said. Though prices could rise again next month ahead of other festivals such as Navratri, Dusshera, and Diwali, a steep climb is unlikely due to the availability of imported chana and yellow peas, he said.

TUR prices at Solapur in Maharashtra were steady at INR 6,600-INR 6,700 per 100 kg, Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader, said. About 16–17 trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg of tur each arrived in the market, he said. Prices are steady amid a lack of fresh cues, he said. In the near term, prices of tur are likely to fluctuate by INR 100-INR 200 per 100 kg, depending on the trend based on the demand from millers, he said.

As of Friday, the area sown under tur across the country in the ongoing kharif season was at 4.40 million hectares, down from 4.48 million hectares a year ago, data from the agriculture department showed.

Prices of tur at Katni in Madhya Pradesh were steady at INR 6,950-INR 7,000 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 7,325-INR 7,350 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh were also steady at INR 7,425-INR 7,450 per 100 kg, they said. Prices are steady as the demand for urad is on par with the supply, they said.

Urad prices are likely to remain firm in the short term due to a slowdown in imports, as 25-30% of August shipments of the legume are still pending, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. No direct or indirect vessels are due in the near term, with only two vessels carrying imports expected to arrive at the end of the month, it said. No deliveries for September have been fixed yet, and no direct vessel is expected before Sept. 7, it said.  End

Edited by Saji George Titus

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