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Informist, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of tur continued to rise while those of chana and urad showed mixed trends in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Tur prices rose on supply concerns as crop yield in Maharashtra has been affected adversely by the cold weather, they said. Chana prices fell in some markets but were steady in others because of low market activity, they said. Urad prices rose in some markets, supported by the government's procurement, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 5,900-INR 5,925 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices are steady amid tepid market activity, he said. Demand for and supply of the old domestic stock is low and matched, he said. Demand is usually muted at this time of the year as there are no major festivals, he said. Millers and traders who are looking to fulfil need-based demand are preferring imported chana, which is cheaper than the domestic variety, he said.

 

Prices are likely to remain range-bound till the arrivals of the new rabi crop begin, Kedia said. In Maharashtra, arrivals of the freshly harvested crop are expected to begin after 15 days, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 25 from Tuesday to INR 5,875-INR 5,900 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola rose INR 150 from Tuesday to INR 8,725-INR 8,750 per 100 kg, Kedia said. Prices have been rising steeply since last week because of lower-than-expected output of the new kharif crop in top producing states, he said. While output in Karnataka was expected to be hit by excessive rainfall in September and October, crop yield in Maharashtra has been affected by colder-than-normal weather in December and January, he said.

 

"This time there is no arrival pressure even when we are receiving continuous new arrivals," Kedia said. Though arrivals from Maharashtra are expected to rise after Feb. 15, Kedia does not expect a substantial fall in prices. "The market knows output is low and that arrival pressure, if any, will be temporary and insufficient to push prices down," he said. Prices are likely to continue rising in the near term, he added.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 200 from the previous day to INR 8,500-INR 8,600 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, rose INR 50 from Tuesday to INR 7,600 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 7,500-INR 8,500 per 100 kg. Prices rose in some markets, supported by procurement of the legume at the minimum support price of INR 7,800 per 100 kg, they said. So far, procurement has crossed 50,000 tonnes and the government is looking to buy another 50,000 tonnes before closing procurement, a senior official told Informist last week.

 

Urad prices are likely to be range-bound or weak in the short term, the association said in its weekly report Monday. Imports from Myanmar are expected to rise while arrivals of the new rabi crop from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are also likely to increase, the association said. The quality of the new crop is reportedly satisfactory, it said. However, domestic arrivals are likely to be lower than last year because of lower kharif production and a fall in rabi acreage, it said.  End

 

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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