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Informist, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana are likely to stay range-bound in the near term amid festival demand and the availability of cheaper imports and yellow peas, the India Pulses and Grains Association said in its weekly report on Monday. Prices of tur is expected to get short-term support from miller demand, while prices of urad are likely to remain firm at upper levels due to fears of rainfall-led damage to crops, the association said.

 

Chana prices are likely to find some support in the short term due to a rise in demand ahead of the upcoming festivals, the association said. However, a firm rise in prices is unlikely due to the upcoming shipments of Australian chana. The duty-paid landed cost of Australian imports is still below domestic prices which will restrict any steep rise in prices even with the rise in festival demand in September and October, it said. The upcoming shipments of cheaper yellow peas from Russia and Canada will also keep prices range-bound amid firm festival demand, it said. 

 

Prices of chana fell for the fourth consecutive week in the week ended Saturday as low demand for chana dal, or processed dal, and besan discouraged miller purchases, the association said. The upcoming shipments of cheaper chana from Australia also kept market sentiment low, it said. In the week ended Saturday, prices of chana in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 150 from the previous week to INR 6,000-INR 6,050 per 100 kilograms, according to the association. 

 

Prices of tur are expected to get support at lower price levels due to a slight rise in demand from millers, who are expecting a rise in demand for tur dal, or processed tur, once the weather improves in the country, the association said. Prices could also be supported due to the rising risk of crop loss in top tur-producing states, it said. Kharif tur crops in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Telangana have been damaged by heavy rainfall and waterlogging, it said.

 

However, the availability of cheaper imports from African countries is likely to limit a steep rise in prices, the association said. Shipments of tur from Africa have begun, while shipments of tur from Myanmar are expected to rise by mid-October, it said.

 

Prices of tur fell in the week ended Saturday, tracking a fall in prices of imports from Myanmar and Africa, the association said. Prices were also weighed down by weak demand from millers, it said. Prices of tur in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 75 from the previous week to INR 6,700–INR 6,725 per 100 kg.

 

Urad prices are expected to stay firm at the upper levels tracking the firm cost and freight prices of imports, the association said. Prices are also expected to be supported as crops were damaged in the Bundelkhand region due to heavy rainfall. With continuous heavy rainfall in Rajasthan and predictions of above-normal rainfall in September, concerns of damage to the standing and harvested crop could support prices further, it said. The India Meteorological Department has predicted rainfall in September to be above normal at 109% of the long period average. However, a steep rise in urad prices is unlikely due to the availability of imports, it said.

 

Prices of domestic urad rose in the week ended Saturday due to arrivals of low-quality crop. Domestic kharif supplies from Maharashtra and Karnataka rose but the quality of the harvested crop was low due to heavy rainfall in the producing areas, the association said. Prices of imported urad rose due to a rise in cost and freight offers and slow Myanmar imports. In the week ended Saturday, prices of urad in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, rose by INR 50 from the previous week to INR 7,425-INR 7,450 per 100 kg.  End

 

Reported by Shreya Shetty and Udita Jaiswal

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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