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Informist, Monday, Mar. 23, 2026

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses were unchanged in key spot markets across the country Monday as most participants stayed away for bookkeeping ahead of the end of the financial year, traders said. Prices of chana are expected to remain range-bound as demand for chana dal, or processed chana, remains low, they said. Tur prices are expected to rise in April as demand from millers and traders is expected to increase, while moong prices could be weighed down once arrivals of the summer crop begin, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,550-INR 5,625 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices are unchanged amid tepid market activity as most buyers are busy maintaining their accounts as the financial year draws to a close, he said. "Most buyers prefer not to make too many purchases when the fiscal year is ending to not complicate their bookkeeping," he said.

Prices are expected to remain range-bound in the near term as demand is likely to remain sluggish owing to low sales of chana dal, or processed chana, Kakani said. While the process of registration of farmers for government procurement has begun, no dates have been announced yet, he said. Traders expect procurement to be robust as market prices are below the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg, which is likely to prompt more farmers to sell their stock to the government than sell it in the spot markets, he said.

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,600-INR 5,625 per 100 kg, traders said.

Prices of the new TUR crop in Solapur, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 7,500-INR 8,100 per 100 kg, while prices of old crop were steady at INR 7,200-INR 7,550 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. Around 12–13 trucks carrying 20,000–25,000 kg of the new crop and one to two trucks with old tur arrived in the market, he said.

Prices are steady due to low market activity as many buyers stayed away ahead of the financial year-end, Sanklecha said. Prices are expected to rise in April as demand from millers and traders is likely to pick up as they fill up their processing pipeline, he said. Meanwhile, the government is yet to begin procuring the legume in Maharashtra, though it has begun the process for the same, he said, while procurement is ongoing in Karnataka. Tur procurement has already crossed 200,000 tonnes and could rise to as much as 500,000 tonnes, with the government willing to absorb higher volumes if arrivals increase, a government official told Informist last week.

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at 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 6,600-INR 6,900 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 were unchanged due to low market activity, Sanklecha said. Prices are likely to remain unchanged till arrivals of the summer moong crop begin in April, he said. Summer moong arrivals are likely to peak by mid-April, he said.  End

Edited by Ashish Shirke

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