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Informist, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and urad were steady Thursday, while those of tur fell in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of tur fell due to a rise in arrivals as stockists emptied their stocks due to higher market rates, they said. Prices of chana were steady amid cautious market sentiment, and those of urad were also unchanged as demand matched its supply, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,850-INR 5,900 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices were steady due to the market's cautious stance, he said. The market is monitoring the progress of rabi chana sowing, he said. "In the beginning of the chana sowing season, prices usually are stationary as everyone is trying to see whether sowing is off to a good start or not," he said. 

 

As of Friday, the acreage of chana was 1.49 million hectares, up nearly 23% on year from 1.22 hectares sown last year, data from the agriculture ministry showed.

 

Prices are expected to stay range-bound in the near term amid muted demand and the upcoming shipments of cheaper variety of chana from Australia, Mangal said. The Nov-Dec shipments of Australian chana are priced at INR 4,900-INR 5,000 per 100 kg. 

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,925-INR 5,950 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell INR 50 from the previous trading day to INR 6,200-INR 7,150 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. Five to six trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg of tur each arrived in the market, he said. Prices were weighed down by a rise in arrivals as stockists offloaded their stocks to take advantage of the higher prices, he said. Prices had touched the INR 7,400-INR 7,500-per-100-kg mark in some markets last week. "Prices have been falling by INR 50 per day since yesterday, and this week they will continue falling by the same amount every day," he said.

 

However, the fall in prices is likely to halt next week as stockists only have a limited amount of legume with them, Srinivas said. "Next week, prices could even rise as millers make their monthly purchases to stock up their processing pipeline," he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from Wednesday to INR 7,150-INR 7,250 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 7,000 per 100 kg, traders said. Urad prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 6,400-7,200 per 100 kg. Prices were steady as demand for the legume matched its supply, traders said.

 

Urad prices are likely to remain range-bound in the near term amid sluggish demand and steady supply, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Demand from mills remains weak and buying interest at ports is still limited, it said. Steady imports of urad from Myanmar and Brazil, along with ongoing arrivals of the kharif crop, are keeping supply at comfortable levels, it said. As such, stockists and buyers are not in a hurry to make large purchases, and are buying only as per requirement.  End

 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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