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Informist, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and masur were steady, while prices of tur saw a mixed trend in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana stabilised after a surge this week due to a rise in festival demand, they said. Prices of tur fell in some markets due to higher arrivals of the new crop from Karnataka, and prices of masur remained unchanged due to lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,950-INR 6,000 per 100 kg, said Raja Jain, a local trader. Prices have stabilised after rising by INR 200 per 100 kg in the last few days due to a rise in demand for festivals in January, he said. "There will be festivals like Makar Sankranti celebrated in south India, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, and many other parts of the country next week, so millers need to stock up on chana," he said. 

 

Though festival demand is likely to remain firm till next week, a further rise in prices is unlikely due to the availability of imports of chana from Australia, Jain said. Prices are also likely to be range-bound in the near term due to reports of good rabi output this year, he said. "The weather has been good so far, so it (the new crop) will be of good quality," he said. Arrivals of the new crop are likely to begin in small batches by mid-February, he said. Post mid-March, arrivals of the new crop are expected to begin in full swing, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,850-INR 5,875 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of new TUR in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 50 from Thursday to INR 7,450-INR 7,500 per 100 kg, said Ashok Gupta, a local trader. Prices fell as the market came down from the recent surge in prices, and saw a rise in arrivals of the new kharif crop, he said. Arrivals of the freshly harvested crop from Karnataka have risen, while some arrivals of the new crop from Maharashtra have also begun, he said. 

 

With arrivals expected to continue rising, prices could drop further by INR 200-INR 300 per 100 kg in the near term, he said. However, the fall in prices is likely to be reversed swiftly as stockists are expected to begin their purchases soon, he said. "Currently we are getting mostly low-quality, moisture-laden crop. Once more arrivals come, more better-quality tur will be available, and then stockists will also start purchasing in bulk, supporting prices," he said.

 

Meanwhile, the government has begun procuring tur in Karnataka at the minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg, Gupta said. In Maharashtra, the state government is yet to announce any procurement activities as arrivals of the new crop have not begun properly, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,750-INR 7,850 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 5,650-INR 5,700 per 100 kg, Jain said. Prices are unchanged because of lack of fresh cues, he said. Prices are likely to rise in the near term due to fears about damage to the standing rabi crop, he said. Minimum temperatures in most parts of north and central India have reduced lately, with persistent cold waves and cold days since mid-December. "Masur is a very sensitive crop, it's not like chana or wheat, so we will have to see how the weather plays out this month," he said. The masur crop usually enters its flowering stage in January, and any damage to the crop during this stage could make it unsalvageable, he explained.

 

Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,400–INR 5,900 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 Avishek Dutta

 

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