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Informist, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

 

By Pallavi Singhal

 

NEW DELHI – Prices of pulses were steady in key spot markets across the country Wednesday, traders said. Prices of chana were steady as the ongoing cheaper imports from Australia are putting pressure on prices despite some demand, they said. Prices of tur were flat amid tepid market activity, while urad prices were unchanged due to lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh were steady at INR 5,750-INR 5,800 per 100 kg, said Aniket Mehta, a local trader. There is some demand for chana as buyers are taking advantage of the lower prices, he said. However, this demand is not enough to boost prices, he said. The ongoing imports of cheaper chana from Australia are also putting pressure on prices, he said. Currently, two more vessels carrying Australian chana are on their way to India and are expected to arrive here by the end of December, he said. In the medium term, prices of chana are likely to depend on the landing cost of these shipments and the overall domestic demand situation, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 25 from Tuesday to INR 5,725-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra were steady at INR 6,900-INR 6,925 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices are steady because of tepid market activity, with limited demand in both the domestic and the import markets, he said. Prices are likely to remain range-bound till arrivals of the new kharif tur crop begin in full swing, he said. Arrivals of the freshly harvested crop have begun in small batches in Karnataka, though they are of inferior-to-average quality due to a higher moisture content, he said. In Maharashtra, arrivals of the new crop will begin only after December, he said. In the Vidarbha belt of Maharashtra, the tur crop is looking "very good," so once arrivals from there begin, it is likely to exert pressure on prices, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,150-INR 7,250 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 6,500 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 6,600-INR 7,500 per 100 kg. Prices are steady due to a lack of fresh cues, traders said. 

 

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, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Currently, the demand for urad dal, or processed urad, in southern markets is average, it said.  End

 

With inputs from Shreya Shetty

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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