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Informist, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses rose in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana were supported by a rise in need-based demand amid low stocks of the older crop, they said. Prices of tur rose because of a delay in arrivals of the new crop in Maharashtra amid low-quality arrivals from Karnataka, they said. Urad prices rose because of festival demand amid supply concerns, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, rose INR 50 from Monday to INR 5,825-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices rose because of low availability of old stocks of chana and a rise in import prices, he said. Arrivals of the older stock have fallen significantly, which has led to a rise in demand for chana imported from Australia. "This has enabled importers to quote higher prices for their stock, so domestic sellers are also raising their prices to match it," he said.

 

However, the rise in prices is likely to be short-lived as much of the increase in demand is mostly due to need-based purchases by millers, Kedia said. In the near term, the movement in domestic chana prices is likely to take cues from prices of imports, he added.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi rose by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 5,825-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of new TUR in Akola rose INR 50 from Monday to INR 7,575-INR 7,600 per 100 kg, Kedia said. Prices rose owing to a delay in arrivals of the new crop in Maharashtra and low availability of old stock, he said. "There are new arrivals from Karnataka, but their quantity and quality is lower than what it was last year," he said. In the same period last year, spot markets were receiving more than 100 trucks of the freshly harvested crop daily from Karnataka, he said.

 

Excessive rainfall in September and October affected the crop in Karnataka, increasing the moisture content in the legume, he said. "There are less arrivals of good quality and obviously everyone wants to buy better quality tur, so the premium is going up," he said. Prices are likely to rise further till arrivals of the new crop from Maharashtra begin in full swing, he said. Maharashtra and Karnataka are the top producers of tur in the country.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, rose INR 50 from the previous day to INR 7,750-INR 7,800 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, rose by INR 50 from Monday to INR 7,400-INR 7,450 per 100 kg, traders said. In Jaipur, Rajasthan, prices rose by INR 200 from the previous day to INR 7,000-INR 7,900 per 100 kg. Prices rose owing to a rise in demand ahead of festivals such as Makar Sankranti and Pongal amid tightness in supply, traders said.

 

Urad prices are expected to rise further in the short term as supply concerns are likely to persist, the association said in its weekly report Monday. Imports from Brazil have declined significantly while stocks of good quality domestic kharif urad are depleting fast, it said. Strong cost and freight rates of imports from Myanmar are providing further support to prices, it said.  End

 

Edited by Nishant Maher

 

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