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Informist, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana fell while prices of tur were steady and prices of urad showed a mixed trend in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana fell due to weak market sentiment amid low demand, they said. Prices of tur were steady due to limited demand from millers, they said. Prices of urad fell in some markets due to sluggish demand amid steady arrivals of the new crop, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 25 from Monday to INR 5,750-INR 5,775 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. "There is neither supply nor demand in the domestic market; there is no demand for the imported chana either," he said. The country began receiving the Nov-Dec shipments of Australian chana last week. Though the imported legume is cheaper than the domestic variety, there is hardly any spike in demand for it, he said.

 

The demand for chana is usually tepid during this time of the year, Kedia explained. Demand for chana simmers down after major festivals, while a drop in domestic supply is usually made up with steady imports, he said. The market also enters a "wait-and-watch mode" during the rabi chana sowing season, he said. Currently, chana sowing is progressing well in Maharashtra, he said. There could be a slight drop in total acreage from the previous year due to some farmers shifting to sowing wheat, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 5,750-INR 5,775 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola were steady at INR 7,050-INR 7,075 per 100 kg, Kedia said. Prices are unchanged due to steady demand from millers, who are buying only as needed. Prices have been fluctuating in a narrow range depending on how much millers buy during the day, he said.

 

Reports of crop loss are keeping prices supported at lower levels, Kedia said. Around 30–40% of the kharif tur crop in northern Karnataka has been damaged due to excessive rainfall during the southwest monsoon and post-monsoon showers in October, he said. Karnataka is among the top producers of tur in the country.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,200-INR 7,300 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh fell by INR 100 from Monday to INR 6,500 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 6,400-INR 7,200 per 100 kg. Prices fell in some markets due to low demand for the legume amid ongoing arrivals of the freshly harvested kharif crop, traders said.

 

Urad prices are expected to remain confined to a narrow range in the short term, as millers are making limited purchases of new kharif arrivals amid slow demand and adequate supplies, the association said in its weekly report Monday. Despite reports of crop losses in Maharashtra and Bundelkhand, domestic availability remains sufficient, it added.  End

 

Edited by Nishant Maher

 

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