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Informist, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI - Prices of chana and masur were steady, while those of tur fell in key spot markets across the country Thursday, traders said. Prices of tur fell due to pressure from higher arrivals of the new kharif crop, they said. Prices of chana remained unchanged due to low market activity, while masur was flat due to a lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,650-INR 5,700 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices were steady due to tepid market activity, he said. Low demand for the legume is on par with its low domestic supply, he said. Though farmers still have old chana stocks, they are only offloading small amounts into the market due to lower prices, he said. Arrivals are likely to remain weak till the new rabi chana crop starts arriving, he said. The ongoing imports of chana from Australia are also keeping prices range-bound, he said.

 

The sowing of rabi chana in Madhya Pradesh has wrapped up, and the acreage is the same as last year, Mangal said. The output is also likely to match the previous year's levels as favourable weather is likely to continue, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,575-INR 5,600 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of old TUR in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 50 from Wednesday to INR 6,200-INR 6,800 per 100 kg, and prices of the new kharif tur also fell by INR 100 to INR 6,800-INR 7,400 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. Six to seven trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg each of old tur stocks and 65–66 trucks of the freshly harvested tur arrived in the market.

 

Prices of both old and new tur fell as arrivals of the latter rose, Srinivas said. With more than 60 trucks arriving in the market daily so far this week, pressure on prices has begun to mount, he said. A further fall by INR 100-INR 200 is likely in the near term, after which prices could hold steady, he said. "It won't fall further than that because then farmers will stop bringing their crop to the market and sell it to the government where at least, they will get the minimum support price," he said. The government is procuring the crop at its minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from the previous day to 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 5,800–INR 5,850 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices are flat due to a lack of cues, he said. Prices are likely to depend on the commencement and pace of the government's procurement of the new crop, he said. In Madhya Pradesh, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. is likely to take over procurement from the state government, which may change the process and manner of purchasing, he said. The market is awaiting further cues and notices from the government about the same, he said.

 

Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,700–INR 6,000 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the choti variety in Lalitpur were also steady at INR 7,000–INR 8,000 per 100 kg.  End

 

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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