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Informist, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and masur were steady, while prices of tur fell in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Chana prices were unchanged amid low demand and supply of the legume, they said. Tur prices fell due to robust arrivals of the new kharif crop, especially from Maharashtra, they said. Masur prices were steady due to the absence of cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,600-INR 5,650 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices are steady amid tepid market activity, he said. Demand for the legume is seasonally muted, while supply of the older stocks is low, keeping prices unchanged, he said. While arrivals of the new chana crop have begun from Gujarat and Karnataka, they are yet to begin in Madhya Pradesh, he said.

 

Prices are likely to fall in the near term as arrivals of the freshly harvested rabi crop in Madhya Pradesh will begin from March, Mangal said. Prices are expected to remain in a downtrend till the government begins procuring the legume, which is likely to begin post mid-March, he said. "Only the government's purchase of chana at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg will keep prices from falling steeply," he said.

 

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, fell by INR 100 from Wednesday to INR 7,500-INR 8,400 per 100 kg, and prices of old tur also fell by INR 100 from the previous day to INR 7,200-INR 7,900 per 100 kg, said Ravi Srinivas, a local trader. About 35–40 trucks with 20,000–25,000 kg each of new tur, and only three-four trucks with old tur stock arrived in the market, he said.

 

Prices fell due to a rise in arrivals of the new kharif crop, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. While there were some fears of lower supply due to crop damage and loss in Myanmar, one of the key exporters of the legume to India, it was offset by robust arrivals of the new tur crop across India, and particularly in Maharashtra, he said. However, a steep fall in prices is unlikely as arrivals from Karnataka have declined, he said. Farmers are also likely to resist selling their stocks below the minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg, he said.

 

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

 

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 5,575-INR 5,600 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices were unchanged due to lack of cues, he said. Arrivals of the new rabi crop are expected to begin in the first week of March, he said. Though prices are likely to fall under arrival pressure, the government's purchase of the legume at the minimum support price of INR 7,000 per 100 kg will support prices, he said. Mangal expects most of the arrivals of masur in the state to be purchased by the government.

 

Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, remained steady at INR 5,400-INR 5,900 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the choti variety in Lalitpur also remained steady at INR 6,500-INR 7,200 per 100 kg.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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