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Informist, Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026

By Pallavi Singhal

NEW DELHI – Prices of chana and tur rose across major markets today, while those of urad were steady, traders said. Chana prices increased due to slower arrivals of the new crop, while tur prices rose amid a slight pick-up in demand and a decline in arrivals. Urad prices remained unchanged in the absence of fresh market cues, they said.

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were up INR 50 from Monday to INR 5,525-INR 5,550 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices rose due to a slowdown in arrivals of the new crop, he said. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. has begun procuring the legume at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg in the state, he said. Most farmers are selling their crop to the agency as prices prevailing in spot markets are higher than the minimum support price, he said. 

Prices are likely to keep rising if farmers choose to sell their stocks to the government over bringing it to the markets, Kedia said. However, if prices in spot markets reach the minimum support level or rise beyond it, arrivals are likely to increase, preventing a steep rise in prices, he said. 

Prices of chana in Delhi rose by INR 25 from the previous day to INR 5,675-INR 5,700 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Akola were up by INR 100 from Monday to INR 8,200-INR 8,250 per 100 kg, Kedia said. Prices rose due to a slight rise in demand amid a slowdown in arrivals, he said. Some millers have increased their purchases in anticipation of a rise in demand for tur dal, or processed tur, in the near term. Meanwhile, arrivals of the kharif crop have declined, he said. Arrivals from Karnataka have decreased considerably, while those from Maharashtra have also begun to slow down, he said. Karnataka and Maharashtra are the top producers of the legume in the country. 

Prices are expected to rise by INR 200 per 100 kg in the near term as arrivals from Maharashtra are likely to continue decreasing, he said. While the government has also commenced procuring tur, most farmers are still choosing to sell their crop in the market as spot market prices are ruling above the minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg, he said.

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 100 from the previous day to INR 8,250-INR 8,350 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

URAD prices in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, were steady at INR 8,225 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 7,700-INR 8,700 per 100 kg. Prices were steady in the absence of new cues, traders said.

Urad prices are likely to trade within a range in the near term as demand is expected to remain need-based, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. The movement of prices will depend on factors such as export prices from Myanmar, the arrival of new shipments, fluctuations in the rupee, and domestic arrivals in South India. Shipments from Myanmar may slow down due to rising freight and insurance costs amid the West Asia conflict, the report said. At the same time, steady arrivals in Telangana and increasing new crop arrivals in Andhra Pradesh could add to supply pressure, it said. End

With inputs from Shreya Shetty

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

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