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Informist, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and urad were steady Tuesday while prices of tur showed a mixed trend in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana were unchanged as demand and supply were low, they said. Prices of tur were steady in some markets and up in others due to robust demand for the new crop arriving into the market. Urad prices were steady due to lack of cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 5,800-INR 5,825 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices are unchanged amid low market activity, he said. Arrivals of the old chana stocks have declined, and those coming in the market are of poor quality, he said. "Only a handful of millers who need chana for processing it into besan are buying the old domestic stock," he said.

 

The ongoing imports of chana from Australia, which are cheaper and of better quality than the domestic variety, are meeting the usual demand from millers and traders, Kedia said. "All need-based purchases are being made in the import market," he said. Prices are likely to remain range-bound till arrivals of the new rabi crop begin, which is likely by the end of February or the first half of March, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,825-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of the new TUR crop in Akola rose by INR 50 from Monday to INR 7,450-INR 7,500 per 100 kg, Kedia said. Prices rose amid firm demand for the new arrivals of the kharif tur crop, he said. The quality of new crop arriving from Karnataka has improved slightly, supporting demand, he said.

 

While arrivals of the new crop have also begun from the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, one of the key producing regions in the state, the quality is still not up to standard, he said. "The new tur from Vidarbha is still green, so it needs a few more days to dry out and turn the desirable yellow colour," he said. Good-quality arrivals from the region are expected to begin in 10–12 days, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,700-INR 7,800 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,150 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also unchanged at INR 7,100-INR 8,000 per 100 kg. Prices are steady due to lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

Urad prices are likely to remain range-bound in the short term as overall market activity may slow down due to festivals such as Makar Sankranti and Pongal, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Prices are likely to remain supported at lower levels due to tight availability of domestic stocks, and need-based demand from millers and traders. Currently, the sowing of rabi urad is running behind last year's levels, which is also expected to support prices.  End

 

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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