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Informist, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of tur and urad were steady Wednesday, while prices of chana showed mixed trend in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana were steady in some markets while they fell in others under the pressure of ongoing Australian imports, they said. Prices of tur remained unchanged as demand and supply were both low and equally matched, they said. Prices of urad were steady due to lack of cues, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from Tuesday to INR 5,625-INR 5,650 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices fell under the pressure of imports from Australia, said Aniket Mehta, a local trader. The Nov-Dec shipments of chana from Australia, which are cheaper than the domestic variety, began arriving last week. While the overall demand for chana is low, millers who need to make "hand-to-mouth" purchases are choosing the cheaper imported legume over the domestic variety, he said.

As of Nov. 11, the acreage of chana across the country rose 10% to 3.74 million hectares, data from the agriculture ministry showed. The sowing of chana in Rajasthan, one of the top producers of the legume, is progressing well, Mehta said. According to the India Pulses and Grains Association, the area sown under chana in Rajasthan was up 31% on year at 1.75 million hectares as of Nov. 13.

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,675-INR 5,600 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 7,050-INR 7,075 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices are unchanged as low demand for the legume is on par with its low supply, he said. Prices are likely to remain bound in a narrow range in the near term as the ongoing imports of cheaper tur from African countries are expected to prevent a rise, while reports of crop damage in top producing states are likely to keep them from falling further, he said.

The government sees India's production of tur, or pigeon pea, at 3.2-3.3 million tonnes in the crop year 2025–26 (Jul–Jun), down 7-10% from 3.56 million tonnes in 2024–25, a government official told Informist on Nov. 11. The fall in output despite marginally higher acreage has been caused by erratic rains and patchy recovery in key growing states, the official added.

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,200-INR 7,300 per 100 kg, according to the association.

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 6,450 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 6,400-INR 7,200 per 100 kg. Prices were steady due to a lack of fresh cues, traders said.

Prices of urad are lower than last year, yet buying interest is weak in both imported and domestic markets, showing muted consumption, the association said in its weekly report Monday. In the medium term, prices are likely to depend on the movement of cost and freight rates, the pace of imports from Myanmar and Brazil, and any improvement in domestic demand, the association said. Brazil has already exported the bulk of its urad crop and its remaining stocks are dwindling, it said.  End

Edited by Nishant Maher

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