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Informist, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and masur were steady, while prices of tur fell in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Though there was some demand for chana, it was not enough to lift prices, they said. Prices of masur were steady as demand matched its supply, they said. Prices of tur fell due to a rise in arrivals as stockists offloaded their remaining stocks, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,850-INR 5,900 per 100 kg, said Raja Jain, a local trader. Prices are steady amid limited demand for the legume, he said. "Everyone is buying chana only as required," he said. As a spike in demand is unlikely anytime soon, demand for the legume is expected to be limited to need-based buying till March, he said. Demand for Holi and other festivals in the first few months of 2026 is likely to lift demand for chana, he said.

 

Though prices could have seen a slight rise due to the need-based buying, upcoming shipments of cheaper chana from Australia are likely to keep prices range-bound, Jain said. Chana imports from Australia are priced at INR 4,900-INR 5,000 per 100 kg, and are of better quality than the domestic variety.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,980 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 75 from Thursday to INR 7,250-INR 7,300 per 100 kg, said Ashok Gupta, a local trader. Prices have been falling this week due to more offloading by stockists, he said. Tur prices had seen a surge in the previous weeks as demand for the legume had finally picked up amid empty processing pipelines and a revival in daily domestic demand. With prices touching the INR 7,400-INR 7,500 threshold, stockists began selling their remaining stocks this week to cash in on the higher rates, he said.

 

However, the downtrend in prices is unlikely to continue as stocks with stockists are limited, Gupta said. Demand for tur is likely to see an uptick from next week, which is expected to stabilise prices again, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from the previous day to INR 7,100-INR 7,200 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 6,000-INR 6,050 per 100 kg, Jain said. Prices were steady as demand for the legume is on par with its supply, he said. Prices are likely to be range-bound in the near term, fluctuating by INR 50-INR 100 per 100 kg based on demand, he said.

 

The sowing of rabi masur is progressing well, Jain said. He expects masur acreage to remain stable on year. As of Friday, the area sown with masur was 256,000 hectares, up more than 35% from 189,000 hectares a year ago, data from the agriculture ministry showed.

 

Prices of the choti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, remained steady at INR 5,800-INR 6,100 per 100 kg, the association said. Prices of the moti variety in Lalitpur were also steady at INR 7,200-INR 7,800 per 100 kg.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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