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Informist, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025

MUMBAI – Prices of chana are likely to remain low in the near term due to subdued demand from millers, the India Pulses and Grains Association said in its weekly report Monday. Prices of tur are also expected to remain under pressure in the short term due to the availability of cheaper imports from African countries while prices of urad are likely to stay firm at upper levels on fears of domestic crop loss due to heavy rainfall, the association said. 

Chana prices are expected to stay down in the short term as weak demand for chana dal or processed chana and besan or gram flour is discouraging millers and traders from making fresh purchases, the association said. Forward deals for the upcoming imports of chana from Australia, which are being made at cheaper rates, are also weighing on domestic prices. While lower arrivals of the domestic crop could offer some support, the availability of yellow peas is likely to limit any major recovery of prices, it said. Yellow peas are used as a cheaper alternative to chana. 

Prices of chana fell for the third consecutive week in the week ended Saturday as sales of chana dal and besan slowed down, the association said. Prices also fell due to the availability of imports of chana and yellow peas. In the week ended Saturday, prices of chana in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 100 from the previous week to INR 6,150-INR 6,200 per 100 kilograms, according to the association. 

Prices of tur are likely to remain low due to the upcoming shipments of cheaper tur from African countries and sufficient stocks of the legume with farmers, stockists, and the government, the association said. However, need-based demand for tur dal for upcoming festivals is likely to prevent a steep fall in prices, it said. Concerns about damage to the standing kharif crops in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and other southern states due to heavy rainfall could also lend support to prices, as per the association.

In the near term, market direction for prices of tur will depend on the pace and landed cost of tur shipments from Africa and the official reports of crop damage surveys in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the association said.

Prices of tur fell in the week ended Saturday on cheaper forward deals being made for the September shipments of tur from African countries, the association said. However, the downside was limited due to need-based demand from millers, limited stocks of Myanmar imports, and erratic weather conditions in top tur-producing states, Maharashtra and Karnataka, it said. Prices of tur in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 150 from the previous week to INR 6,775–INR 6,800 per 100 kg.

Urad prices are likely to remain firm due to supply concerns in major urad-producing regions in the country, the association said. Heavy rainfall has disrupted the harvest and damaged some of the urad crop in Maharashtra and Karnataka, it said. Crop damage has also been reported in Rajasthan and Bundelkhand, it said. Good quality arrivals of the new urad crop are limited as most of it has been exposed to moisture due to continuous rainfall. Any moisture content in the legume lowers its quality.

In the short term, prices of urad will depend on the pace of imports from Myanmar and Brazil, the trend in cost and freight rates, and the progress of the ongoing kharif season, the association said.

Urad prices fell in the week ended Saturday due a drop in prices of imports and fresh shipments of urad from Myanmar and Brazil, the association said. In the week ended Saturday, prices of urad in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, fell by INR 250 from the previous week to INR 7,350-INR 7,400 per 10 kg.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

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