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Informist, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and moong were unchanged, while prices of tur rose in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Chana prices were steady as weak demand for the legume matched the low supply, they said. Tur prices rose due to strong demand from millers amid lower than expected production, they said. Moong prices were unchanged due to lack of cues, they said. 

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,900-INR 6,000 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices were steady as low demand for the legume was on par with the low supply, he said. Arrivals of the old chana stock have declined, and "whatever is coming in the market is being purchased by millers looking to fulfil their need-based demand," keeping prices unchanged, he said.

 

Prices are likely to be range-bound till arrivals of the new rabi crop begin, Kakani said. In Karnataka, small batches of the new chana crop have begun arriving in markets, he said. Arrivals of the new crop in Madhya Pradesh will begin in March, he said. Kakani refuted reports of damage to the standing chana crop in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, explaining that while there could be some damage, it is par for the course and not worrisome. "The new rabi crop is healthy and production will be good," he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,940 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of new TUR in Solapur, Maharashtra, rose INR 200 from Friday to INR 7,500-INR 8,900 per 100 kg, and prices of old tur also rose by INR 200 from last week to INR 7,200-INR 8,300 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. About 65–70 trucks with 20,000-25,000 kg of new tur, and only four to five trucks with old tur stock arrived in the market, he said.

 

Prices rose due to robust demand from millers amid lower-than-expected production of the new kharif crop, Sanklecha said. However, the steep rise in prices is not purely due to demand, he said. "There is demand, but not so much that it supports a rise of INR 200-INR 300 (per 100 kg). Prices are rising so much because millers want farmers to sell their stocks to them, and not to the government," he said. Millers need to stock up on the legume for their processing pipeline, and they fear that most of the supply — which is already low — could be purchased by the government, he said.

 

Multiple state governments have announced the procurement of tur, and some states such as Karnataka have begun purchases as well. The government is procuring the legume at INR 8,000 per 100 kg. "Millers are quoting prices higher than the MSP (minimum support price) to farmers so that they (farmers) don't sell all of their produce to the government," Sanklecha said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, rose INR 200 from the previous week to INR 8,600-INR 8,700 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MOONG prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 6,800-INR 7,100 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of moong in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, were steady at INR 5,000-INR 8,000 per 100 kg. Prices were unchanged due to lack of cues, Sanklecha said. Prices are likely to rise in the near term as arrivals of the legume have declined considerably, he said. Prices could also be supported by an improvement in market sentiment, driven by the price rally in tur, he said.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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