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Informist, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses are expected to remain steady with a slight downward bias in the near term, the India Pulses and Grains Association said in its weekly report on Monday. Demand for chana, tur, and urad is limited to need-based purchases by millers and traders amid ongoing imports, the association said. 

Prices of chana could be weighed further due to steady sowing prospects in the ongoing rabi season, it said.

Chana prices are likely to remain range-bound to weak in the near term due to subdued mill demand, as demand for chana dal, or processed chana, and besan remains low despite the ongoing wedding season, the association said. Prices are also facing pressure due to steady imports along with stable international prices, it said. 

Millers are only making need-based purchases as ongoing imports may add to stocks and weigh on chana prices, the association said. Better weather conditions and steady sowing progress in the ongoing rabi season are also weighing on the prices.

Chana prices were mixed during the week ended Saturday, with selective gains in key markets on need-based purchases for good quality and lower selling offerings. Prices of chana rose by INR 50 per 100 kg to INR 5,700-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, while in Bikaner, Rajasthan they fell by INR 25 per 100 kg to INR 5,600-INR 5,625 per 100 kg.

Prices of tur are expected to be soft to steady in the near term due to the ongoing imports, fall in cost and freight rates, and low demand for tur dal, or processed tur, the association said. Prices are also weighed down by the government's sale of its stocks, which, though in small amounts, has weakened market sentiment.

However, prices could be supported at lower levels in the near term due to need-based demand from millers and traders, who are operating hand-to-mouth, the association said. Pressure from the new kharif tur crop is unlikely to begin before mid-December or January, it said. Harvest of the new crop has begun in some parts of Karnataka, while in Marathwada, Maharashtra, it will begin from late December to early January, and in Vidarbha from January.

Prices of tur showed a mixed trend in the week ended Saturday, the association said. Prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 150 from the previous week to INR 6,450-INR 6,800 per 100 kg due to low miller purchases and new arrivals from Karnataka. Prices of tur in Akola, Maharashtra, rose by INR 25 from last week to INR 7,000-INR 7,025 per 100 kg on need-based demand from millers, it said.

Urad prices are expected to remain range-bound to weak in the short term as millers are avoiding bulk purchases due to lower demand and ongoing imports, the association said. Prices are lower than last year, but demand remains need-based in both the imported and domestic markets, pointing to a slowdown in consumption. Despite crop losses in Maharashtra and Bundelkhand, domestic supply remains comfortable.

In the medium term, prices are likely to depend on the cost and freight rates, the size of Myanmar's new crop, the pace of imports from Myanmar and Brazil, and improvement in domestic demand. Currently, the demand for urad dal, or processed urad, in southern markets is average, it said.

Prices of urad showed mixed trends in the week ended Saturday, the association said. Prices depended on the quality of the new arrivals across key spot markets, with lower-quality arrivals keeping prices down in some markets, it said. Lower arrivals in some areas and mild buying interest supported prices in some markets. Prices of urad in Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh rose by INR 100 from the previous week to INR 5,500-INR 6,500 per 100 kg, while in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, they fell by INR 50 from last week to INR 7,300 per 100 kg.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty and Udita S. Jaiswal

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

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