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Informist, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur fell, while those of masur were steady in key spot markets across the country, Friday, traders said. Chana prices fell due to a slowdown in demand, they said. Tur prices fell due to a rise in arrivals of the new kharif crop, while masur prices were unchanged amid absence of fresh cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from Thursday to INR 5,800-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, said Raja Jain, a local trader. Prices fell due to sluggish demand, he said. Due to seasonal factors, millers and traders are only making small purchases, he said. Prices are expected to rise in the second half of February, when demand for Holi will pick up, he said.

 

However, the rise in prices in the near term is likely to be limited as arrivals of the new rabi crop will begin in full swing in the first few weeks of March, Jain said. Though some early arrivals of the freshly harvested rabi crop have already begun from Karnataka, they are not sufficient to move prices, he said. The new chana crop is likely to be of good quality due to favourable sowing conditions in December, he said. "There is some damage to the crop in Rajasthan due to hailstorms and rainfall, but that damage is miniscule and typical," he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 60 from the previous day to INR 5,840 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, fell by INR 50 from Thursday to INR 8,350-INR 8,375 per 100 kg, said Ashok Gupta, a local trader. Prices are weighed down by a rise in arrivals of the new kharif crop arrivals, he said. Prices fell despite robust demand for the legume, he said. "Everyone is uncertain about arrivals, some say Maharashtra's production is low, some say it (production) is not as low as the market is making it out to be. That's why prices have been fluctuating a lot in the past few days," he said. 

 

Prices are likely to fall further as new crop arrivals are likely to continue for the rest of the month, Gupta said. However, prices are unlikely to fall below the minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg as demand from stockists is likely to begin at the lower range of prices, he said. "Stockists will begin their bulk purchases before prices have the chance to climb again," he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 100 from the previous day to INR 8,300-INR 8,400 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 5,700-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, Jain said. Prices are steady due to the lack of cues, he said. They are expected to remain unchanged till arrivals of the new rabi crop begin, which is likely after 10–15 days in Madhya Pradesh, he said. With prices much below the minimum support price of INR 7,000 per 100 kg, the market expects the government to begin procuring the legume shortly after new arrivals begin, which is likely to support prices, he said.

 

The prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, remained steady at INR 5,300-INR 5,850 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the choti variety in Lalitpur also remained steady at INR 6,000-INR 7,200 per 100 kg.  End

 

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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