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Informist, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of tur rose, while those of masur were steady and chana showed a mixed trend in key spot markets across the country Wednesday, traders said. Prices of tur rose due to a fall in arrivals as farmers stayed away from markets for Makar Sankranti, they said. Prices of chana rose in some markets due to need-based demand from millers, while masur remained steady amid a lack of cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Delhi rose by INR 25 from Tuesday to INR 5,875-INR 5,900 per 100 kg, said Gaurav Kochar, a local trader. Prices have been fluctuating by INR 25–INR 50 per 100 kg for the past few days depending on millers' need-based demand, he said. Arrivals of the old stocks of chana have declined, and the few batches coming to the market are of low quality, he said. Most traders and millers are purchasing imported chana for their processing and stocking needs, he said. The ongoing imports from Australia are cheaper and of better quality than the Indian variety.

 

Prices are likely to remain range-bound till arrivals of the new chana crop begin, Kochar said. Arrivals of the freshly harvested rabi crop are expected to begin in parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka by the end of January, by March in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and by April in Rajasthan, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Bikaner, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 5,550-INR 6,000 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of new TUR in Akola, Maharashtra, rose by INR 100 from Tuesday to INR 7,600-INR 7,625 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices rose due to a fall in arrivals as many farmers stayed away from the market due to Makar Sankranti, he said. Only a few arrivals from the Solapur region in the state and from Karnataka have arrived in the market, he said.

 

Prices are likely to remain up this week as sizeable spot markets and trading centres will be shut in Maharahstra on Thursday in view of the municipal corporation elections in the state, Kedia said. "In Karnataka they usually celebrate Makar Sankranti throughout the week, so we will know about the pace and amount of new kharif tur arrivals only from next week," he said.

 

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

 

MASUR prices in Delhi were steady at INR 6,650 per 100 kg, Kochar said. Prices are unchanged because of lack of fresh cues, he said. They are likely to fall by INR 200-INR 300 per 100 kg in the short term once arrivals of the new rabi masur crop begin, he said. Arrivals of the new crop in Madhya Pradesh are expected to begin after mid-February, he said.

 

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 Vandana Hingorani

 

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