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Informist, Friday, Mar. 6, 2026

 

By Afra Abubacker

 

NEW DELHI – Prices of key pulses were steady across major markets Friday, traders said. Chana prices were unchanged as supply and demand were on par, and tur prices were steady amid limited demand from millers. Farmers are waiting for the government to start procurement of chana and masur by mid-March, they added. 

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,600-INR 5,650 per 100 kg, Raja Jain, a local trader, said. Prices remained unchanged as supply and demand were largely balanced. "The market has not seen much change since last week. Whatever small amount of new arrivals are coming are being purchased by millers to fulfill their need-based demand," he said. 

 

However, prices are likely to be under pressure in the near term as new rabi crop arrivals are expected to increase from next week. But losses may be limited if the government begins chana procurement on time, he said.

 

Farmer registration for procurement is likely to begin by Mar. 10-15, Jain said. The government has approved the procurement of 2.31 million tonnes of chana across the country at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg, with 580,000 tonnes to be purchased in Madhya Pradesh. 

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,550-INR 5,575 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 8,050-INR 8,075 per 100 kg, amid limited demand from millers, said Ashok Gupta, a local trader. "There is dull demand because right now, demand for tur dal (processed tur) is low,  so millers are only making hand-to-mouth purchases," he said.

 

Arrivals of the new crop from Maharashtra were steady, while those from Karnataka declined. Despite subdued demand, tur prices are unlikely to fall below the minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg, Gupta said. Farmers are unlikely to offload if prices fall below the MSP, he added. As a result, prices could remain range-bound for most of March, with demand from millers and traders expected to increase only in April, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 8,200-INR 8,300 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 due to lack of fresh cues, Raja Jain said. The market has begun receiving small quantities of new crop arrivals.  

 

With prices of the legume already well below the minimum support price of INR 7,000 per 100 kg, most of the crop is likely to be purchased by the government, which could support prices in the medium term, Jain said. Registration for procurement is likely to begin in the same period as that of chana procurement, he added. The government has approved the procurement of 601,000 tonnes of masur in Madhya Pradesh.

 

Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, remained steady at INR 5,800-INR 5,950 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the choti variety were also steady at INR 6,500-INR 7,000 per 100 kg.  End

 

With inputs from Shreya Shetty

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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