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Informist, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses were steady in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices of chana were unchanged as demand and supply for the new rabi crop arrivals were low and equally matched, they said. Chana prices are expected to fall once new arrivals begin in full swing, they said. Prices of tur are steady due to stable demand for the legume, while those of moong were unchanged amid tepid market activity, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,600-INR 5,650 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices are steady as demand for the legume is on par with supply, he said. Arrivals of the new rabi crop from Madhya Pradesh have begun in small quantities, which are being purchased by millers to fulfil their need-based demand, he said. "The new arrivals are of good quality, so it is being bought by those who need it for their processing pipeline," he said.

 

Prices are expected to fall once arrivals of the new crop begin in full swing next week, Kakani said. However, a steep fall in prices is unlikely as demand from millers, stockists, and traders is expected to pick up once prices fall, he said. "Buyers will start purchasing the new crop once prices have fallen lower," he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,725-INR 57,50 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of new TUR in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 7,500-INR 8,400 per 100 kg. Prices of old tur were also steady at INR 7,200-INR 7,850 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. About 45–50 trucks with 20,000–25,000 kg each of new tur, and only three to four trucks with old tur stock arrived in the market, he said.

 

Prices were steady amid stable demand for the legume, he said. "Whatever is coming in the market is being purchased," he said. Arrivals of the new crop from Maharashtra have stabilised, as the "market is done with the bulk of new pressure arrivals," he said. "Now farmers will keep steadily offloading their crop instead of bringing it to the market all at once," he said. While arrivals of the new crop from Karnataka have declined, prices are expected to remain range-bound as demand is also expected to fall gradually, he said. "There is low demand for tur dal, or processed tur, so demand from millers will slowly decrease," he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from Friday to INR 8,100-INR 8,200 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MOONG prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were unchanged at INR 6,500-INR 6,800 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 are unchanged due to low market activity, he said. Arrivals of the new rabi crop have declined considerably, while millers have already stocked up on the legume, he said. Prices are likely to remain unchanged till sowing of the summer moong crop wraps up, he said.

 

As of Feb. 13, the area sown under summer moong across the country was unchanged on year at 44,000 hectares, according to the agriculture ministry.  End

 

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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