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Informist, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur rose, while moong remained unchanged in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Below-normal temperatures in northern India raised concerns about damage to the rabi crop, which supported chana prices, they said. Tur prices rose due to increased demand from millers amid a slight delay in arrivals from Maharashtra, they said. Prices of moong were steady amid a lack of cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 50 from Friday to INR 5,850-INR 5,975 per 100 kilograms, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices rose due to unfavourable weather in many northern parts of the country, stoking fears of damage to the standing rabi crop, he said. Many parts of northwest and central India, including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, recorded below-normal temperatures last week due to cold wave conditions. 

 

A cold wave occurs when the minimum temperature drops to 10 degrees Celsius or less in plains and 0 degrees Celsius or lower in hilly regions. Prices could rise further by INR 100-INR 200 per 100 kg this week if such weather conditions persist, Kakani said. Though the chana crop prefers cool weather, it is much more sensitive to prolonged periods of below-normal temperatures than its other rabi crops, Kakani said.

 

Chana prices in Delhi were steady at INR 5,750 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of old TUR in Solapur, Maharashtra, rose by INR 100 from the previous week to INR 6,200-INR 7,000 per 100 kg, while those of the new kharif tur rose by INR 125 to INR 6,700-INR 7,650 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. Five to six trucks with 20,000-25,000 kgs each of old tur stocks and 95–100 trucks of the freshly harvested tur arrived in the market, he said.

 

Prices were supported by demand from millers, who needed to stock up their pipelines for the rest of the month, Sanklecha said. Prices also rose due to a delay in arrivals of the new crop from Maharashtra, he said. While most markets are receiving the freshly harvested crop from Karnataka, the quality of the new legume is lower than expected, leading to higher demand for higher-quality tur arrivals, which supported prices, he said. Prices are likely to remain on an upward trend for the next 10–25 days, after which arrivals from the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra are expected to increase significantly. The quality of the crop in Vidarbha is reportedly better, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 100 from last week to INR 7,700-INR 7,800 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MOONG prices at Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh remained steady at INR 6,500-INR 7,200 per 100 kg, the association said. Prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 6,500-6,800 per 100 kg. Prices could rise in the near term due to a decline in arrivals of the kharif crop, he said. Prices could remain supported till the arrival of the rabi crop and the moong crop begins in full swing, he said.  End

 

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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