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Informist, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses were steady in key spot markets across the country Thursday, traders said. Prices of chana were steady as trading activity was tepid, they said. Tur prices were unchanged as the market is waiting for arrival of the new kharif crop, which is likely to be delayed by 15 days, they said. Prices of masur were flat as low demand for the legume matched low arrivals, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,700-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices are unchanged due to low trading activity in the market. There are no fresh arrivals in the market, he said. "Only small amount of stocks with stockists is being traded here and there, it is not enough to impact prices," he said.

Prices usually fluctuate in a narrow range during the sowing season as the market is monitoring the progress of sowing, Mangal said. Prices are unlikely to move sharply till most of the sowing is complete, after which the market will have a clearer picture on whether acreage has risen or fallen from last year, he said. Some farmers in Madhya Pradesh could shift to wheat from chana this year due to better returns on the former, he said. As of Friday, the acreage under chana was 2.68 million hectares, up 31% on year from 2.05 million hectares sown last year, data from the agriculture ministry showed.

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,825-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 6,200-INR 6,900 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. Three to four trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg of tur each arrived in the market, he said. Prices are unchanged due to steady need-based demand from millers, he said. Millers are buying "only hand-to-mouth" as they are waiting for arrivals of the new kharif crop, he said.

In Maharashtra, small arrivals of the newly-harvested crop usually begin by mid-November, Srinivas said. However, this year's arrivals have been delayed by around 15 days, he said. The delay is possibly due to excessive rainfall in the southwest monsoon season and post-monsoon showers, which delayed the flowering stage of the crop, he said. Arrivals of the new crop will begin in full swing after December, he said.

Prices of tur in Rajkot, Gujarat, were steady at INR 6,000-INR 6,800 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 5,950-INR 6,000 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices are steady as demand and supply are low and equally matched, he said. The only arrivals in the market are the government's stocks, which it has been offloading in small batches to meet demand, he said. "Other than the government stocks, most of the masur business is happening in imports only," he said.

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 7,500-INR 8,400 per 100 kg.  End

Edited by Nishant Maher

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