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Informist, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses were steady Wednesday in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana and tur were unchanged amid limited demand and ongoing imports, which are cheaper than the domestic varieties, they said. Urad prices were steady as demand matched supply, they said.

 

CHANA prices at Kota in Rajasthan were steady at INR 5,600 per 100 kilograms, said Aniket Mehta, a local trader. Though there is some demand for the legume, the ongoing imports are keeping prices from rising, he said. Prices are likely to remain rangebound as the Nov-Dec shipments of chana from Australia, which are cheaper than the domestic variety, are expected to continue till the end of the year, he said.

 

Sowing of chana is progressing well across the country and is likely to maintain last year's levels, market participants said. As of Friday, the area sown under chana rose 9% on year to 5.4 million hectares, data from the agriculture ministry showed. Chana prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,700-INR 5,725 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices at Akola in Maharashtra were steady at INR 6,875-INR 6,900 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Though there is some need-based demand from millers, it is not enough to lift prices, he said. The ongoing imports of cheaper tur from African countries are preventing a rise in domestic prices, he said.

 

Prices are likely to remain rangebound till the arrivals of the new kharif crop begin in full swing, Kedia said. Newly harvested tur has started arriving in some markets in Karnataka in small quantities, though it is not being traded due to its high moisture content of around 13–14%, he said. Arrivals in Karnataka are expected to increase after Dec. 15, he said. In Maharashtra, arrivals of the new crop will begin at the end of December, he said. Maharashtra and Karnataka are the main producers of the legume in the country.

 

Tur prices at Katni in Madhya Pradesh were steady at INR 7,050-INR 7,150 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 6,4500-INR 6,500 per 100 kg, traders said. Urad prices were also steady in Jaipur, Rajasthan, at INR 6,400-INR 7,200 per 100 kg. Prices were steady as demand is on par with supply, traders said.

 

Prices could be supported by a fall in rabi urad acreage in the ongoing season, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Urad acreage across the country fell over 11% to 88,000 hectares, and moong declined over 22% to 7,000 hectares as of Friday, data from the agriculture ministry showed. In the medium term, prices are likely to depend on cost and freight rates of imported urad, the size of the new urad crop in Myanmar, and an improvement in domestic demand, the association said.  End

 

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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