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Informist, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur fell and those of urad were steady in key spot markets across the country, traders said. The upcoming shipments of chana and tur, which are cheaper than the domestic variety, are weighing on prices of both the legumes, they said. Prices of urad remained steady amid a lack of cues, they added.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 5,975-INR 6,000 per 100 kilograms, said Aniket Mehta, a local trader. Prices were weighed down by the availability of imports from Australia. Forward deals being made for the November and December shipments of chana from Australia are much cheaper than the domestic legume, he said. Chana production in Australia is pegged at 2.1 million tonnes, down 7% on year, data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences showed.

Demand for the upcoming festivals could support prices in the short term, though a steep hike in prices is unlikely due to the availability of cheaper chana and yellow pea imports, Mehta said. The government is likely to impose import duty on yellow peas as early as this week, said Satish Upadhyay, secretary, India Pulses and Grains Association. A duty of 30–50% on yellow pea imports would be ideal as that will support domestic farmers, he said. 

"We have requested (the government) to make it (import duty) for yellow peas at least 30%," Upadhyay said, adding that the industry has requested the government to impose a 50% duty on yellow pea imports. India's imports of yellow peas are expected to rise due to higher production of yellow peas in Russia and Canada this year, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 5,975-INR 6,000 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, declined by INR 100 from Tuesday to INR 6,550-INR 6,650 per 100 kg, traders said. About 10-11 trucks with 20,000–25,000 kg tur each arrived in the market, they said. The upcoming shipments of cheaper tur from African countries is weighing on prices, they said. Prices also fell due to the ample availability of cheaper substitutes such as yellow peas and sufficient stocks of tur with farmers, stockists, and the government, they said.

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 association.

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 7,325-INR 7,350 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of the legume in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, were also steady at INR 7,450 per 100 kg, they said. Prices remained steady due to a lack of cues, traders said. 

In the short term, urad prices 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 in its weekly report Monday.  End

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

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