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Informist, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur rose, while prices of moong were steady in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana rose, tracking a rise in prices of imports from Australia, they said. Prices of tur rose due to rising concerns about crop damage due to heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, the top tur-producing state, they said. Prices of moong were steady as demand matched supply, they said.

 

CHANA prices at Indore in Madhya Pradesh rose by INR 100 to INR 5,800-INR 5,850 per 100 kilograms, Kailash Kakani, a local trader, said. Prices rose, tracking the rise in prices of Australian imports, he said. Demand for Australian chana is high, as it is cheaper and of better quality than the domestic variety, he said. The imports are expected to arrive in the country between October and December.

 

A rise in festival demand ahead of Diwali could push up prices by INR 100-INR 150 per 100 kg, Kakani said. Despite expectations of firm festival demand, Kakani only sees a small rise in prices due to the availability of yellow peas and Australian chana. Imports of yellow peas are also expected to rise in October, he said. Yellow peas are used as a cheaper alternative to chana.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi rose by INR 100 to INR 5,800-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices at Solapur in Maharashtra rose by INR 50 to INR 6,550-INR 6,650 per 100 kg, Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader, said. Four to five trucks with about 20,000–25,000 kg of tur each arrived in the market, he said. Prices were supported by rising concerns of crop damage due to heavy rainfall in the state, he said. Since Saturday, parts of Maharashtra, particularly Vidarbha, Marathwada and central Maharashtra, have been battered by very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.

 

Incessant rainfall in the state has resulted in widespread infrastructure damage and flooding of fields, which has affected the standing tur crop, Sankelcha said. Although the extent of crop damage is not yet known, rising supply concerns are likely to continue supporting prices in the near term, he said. "Prices could rise further by INR 100–INR 200 per 100 kg in the next few days, but we will not be able to find out how much damage has happened unless the skies clear up and everything dries," Sanklecha said, adding that he does not expect a worrisome amount of crop loss. 

 

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

 

MOONG prices at Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 6,500-INR 7,100 per 100 kg, the association said. Prices of moong at Jaipur in Rajasthan were also steady at INR 6,700-INR 7,000 per 100 kg.

 

Prices of moong were steady, as demand for the legume is in line with its supply, Sanklecha said. Though heavy rainfall over most parts of the country last week damaged some of the harvested crop, the damage is not extensive enough to disrupt supply, he said. The moisture level in the harvested moong has increased in some parts of the country due to an extended exposure to rainfall, he said.  End

 

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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