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Informist, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana rose and those of tur and masur were steady in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana rose due to a slight rise in festival demand, they said. Prices of tur were steady due to a lack of cues, while prices of urad were unchanged as demand for the legume matched its supply.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 25 from Wednesday to INR 6,100-INR 6,125 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices rose due to a slight rise in demand from millers ahead of the upcoming festivals, he said. However, the rise in prices is nowhere close to the upward trend in rates usually seen during the festival season, he said. The availability of cheaper imports of chana and yellow peas is weighing on market sentiment, he said. Millers are currently making only need-based purchases, which supports prices in short spurt, he said.

 

Prices are expected to rise further once Diwali draws closer but a steep climb is unlikely for the same reasons, Mangal said. "Once the demand for Diwali ends, then prices will definitely begin falling steeply because there is supply everywhere," he said. Shipments of chana from Australia are likely to arrive in the country between October and December, while those of yellow peas will begin rising from October, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi rose by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 6,150-INR 6,175 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 6,500-INR 6,600 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. About 10–12 trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg tur each arrived in the market, he said. Prices of tur are steady amid lack of cues, he said.

 

Prices could find some support in the near term as demand from millers increased as they stock up for their daily processing needs, Srinivas said. However, an upward trend in prices is unlikely due to the availability of imports from African countries, which are much cheaper than the domestic variety. 

 

Prices of tur at Katni in Madhya Pradesh were steady at INR 6,850-INR 6,950 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MASUR prices in Indore held steady at INR 6,050-INR 6,100 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices are steady as demand for the legume is on a par with its supply. Though arrivals of masur are low, the government is offloading its stocks of the legume in Madhya Pradesh, which is holding prices from rising, he said. Madhya Pradesh is the top masur-producing state in the country.

 

Prices of choti variety of masur at Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, remained steady at INR 5,800-INR 6,300 per 100 kg, the association said. Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur were also steady at INR 7,500-INR 8,400 per 100 kg.  End

 

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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