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Informist, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

 

By Pallavi Singhal

 

NEW DELHI – Prices of pulses were steady in key spot markets across the country Thursday, traders said. Prices of chana were steady amid sluggish demand, they said. Prices of tur were flat amid tepid market activity, while masur prices were steady as demand is on par with supply, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,750-INR 5,800 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices are steady amid weak market sentiment and sluggish demand in both the domestic and import markets, he said.

 

Meanwhile, the government is not considering any hike in import duty on chana at present, a government official told Informist Wednesday, dismissing market speculation of a sharp increase in the levy. There have been rumours in the market that the government is considering increasing the import duty on chana to 30%. 

 

"I had expected this despite the ongoing rumours," Mangal said, adding that most market participants did not believe the speculation either. "Why would they (the government) hike the duty now? Prices are comfortable (for the end consumer), why would they want a rise in prices again?" he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,700-INR 5,725 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Solapur in Maharashtra were steady at INR 6,200-INR 6,750 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. Two to three trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg of old stocks of tur each arrived in the market, while 12-13 trucks carrying the newly harvested crop also arrived, he said.

 

The Solapur market is receiving new kharif crop from Karnataka, though trade is lukewarm in the new tur crop as it still has a high moisture content, he said. Prices are steady as the market is awaiting better quality arrivals of the new crop, he said. Prices are likely to rise in the near term once the new kharif crop dries out as all buyers "want to get their hands on the new stock," he said.

 

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

 

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 6,000–INR 6,050 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices are steady as demand is on par with supply, he said. Prices are likely to weaken in the near term due to reports of a rise in masur acreage across the country, he said. The market expects a further rise in acreage in the ongoing rabi season, he said. As per the latest crop report released Monday, masur acreage has increased over 9% to 1.1 million hectares from 1.0 million hectares.

 

Reports of a good masur crop in Myanmar, one of the top exporters of the legume to India, is also likely to weigh on prices in the near term, he said.  

Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,800–INR 6,150 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the choti variety in Lalitpur were also steady at INR 7,500–INR 8,800 per 100 kg.  End

 

(With inputs from Shreya Shetty)

 

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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