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Informist, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty 

 

MUMBAI – Prices of tur and urad remained unchanged Tuesday, while prices of chana showed mixed trends in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Chana prices fell in some markets due to muted demand and weak market sentiment, they said. Prices of tur were steady as demand for the new arrivals of the kharif crop matched its supply, they said. Urad prices were unchanged due to a lack of cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell INR 50 from Monday to INR 5,750-INR 5,800 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices fell for the second consecutive day due to low demand and weak market sentiment, he said. Even though domestic arrivals of chana have reduced, the ongoing imports of chana from Australia is ensuring steady and comfortable supply, he said. 

 

Reports of a good quality rabi chana is also weighing on market sentiment, Kakani said. Favourable weather and cooler temperatures in key chana-producing regions in India had aided the growth and development of the crop, he said. Prices are likely to remain range-bound to lower till new arrivals begin mid-February, after which they could fall further due to arrival pressure.

 

Prices could only find some support once the government begins procuring the legume at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg, but there is "still some time till that begins," he said.

 

Procurement of chana under the price support scheme is likely to begin from mid-March, once adequate quantities of fair and average quality produce start reaching the agricultural markets, a senior government official told Informist last week.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,725-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of new TUR in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 6,700-INR 7,600 per 100 kg, while prices of old tur were also steady at INR 6,200-INR 6,800 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. Around 40-45 trucks carrying 20,000-25,000 kg of the new tur crop and four to five trucks with old tur arrived in the market, he said.

Prices are unchanged as demand for the legume is on par with its supply, Sanklecha said. "There is plenty of demand, millers need to stock up their pipelines right now, it's just that prices fall on days when we receive a lot of the new arrivals," he said. Currently, the market is receiving low-to-medium quality arrivals from Karnataka and medium-to-good quality arrivals from Vidarbha and Marathawada in Maharashtra. Though prices could fall further on arrival pressure, the government's procurement of the legume is likely to limit a steep fall. The government has begun purchasing the legume in Karnataka, while a similar announcement is yet to be made in Maharashtra. 

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,800-INR 7,900 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association. 

 

URAD prices in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,300 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 7,100-INR 8,000 per 100 kg. Prices were unchanged due to a lack of cues, traders said.

 

Urad prices are expected to stay range-bound to slightly weak in the near term, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. A rise in imports from Myanmar at the Chennai port and pending deliveries of more shipments could put pressure on prices, it said. While imports from Brazil have dried up, active shipments from Myanmar and their efforts to clear up old stocks before the harvest of the new crop could cap any rise in prices, it said.  End

 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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