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Informist, Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses are unchanged in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Prices are expected to remain steady as most markets will be shut for the next few days for several festivals and the financial year-end, they said. Chana prices are expected to be range-bound to positive in April owing to a rise in demand and support from the government's procurement of the legume. Tur prices are also likely to rise in April because of higher demand from millers, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,550-INR 5,625 per 100 kg, said Gaurav Kochar, a local trader. Prices are unchanged amid tepid market activity, he said. Prices are expected to remain steady till at least Apr. 6 as most markets across India are expdected to remain shut for various reasons. With many festivals such as Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti, and Good Friday coming up, along with the financial year drawing to a close, many markets will either be closed or see few footfalls, he said. If any farmers bring their crops to the market, it is likely to be stored away till trade activities resume, he said.

 

Prices of chana are likely to be range-bound with a slight positive bias once markets reopen, Kochar said. Demand is likely to be revived while the government's procurement of the legume is also likely to support prices, he said. While procurement is yet to begin in Madhya Pradesh, it is currently on in a robust manner in Maharashtra--making farmers in other states more inclined to sell their crop to the government. The government is purchasing chana at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg, which is higher than the prevailing spot market prices. No steep rise in prices is foreseen because supply of the legume is comfortable, Kochar said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,525-INR 5,585 per 100 kg, traders said. 

 

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 7,925-INR 7,950 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices are steady owing to reduced activity in the market with many participants away ahead of the financial year-end, he said. Prices are expected to rise because of a rise in demand from traders and millers once the markets reopen fully in April, he said. "Prices are currently in the bottom range but could touch INR 8,300 per 100 kg in April because traders and millers need to restock supplies," he said. However, the rise in prices is unlikely to be sustained as demand is expected to gradually come down by mid-April, he said.

 

The movement in prices of domestic tur is expected to depend on the movement of prices of Myanmar imports, Kedia said. Shipments of the new tur crop from Myanmar are likely to rise in April, and the Apr-May shipments are currently quoted at INR 8,000 per 100 kg. However, these prices are subject to change, depending on demand and the quality of the legume.

 

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.

 

URAD prices in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 8,275-INR 8,300 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 7,800-INR 8,800 per 100 kg, they said. Prices were unchanged due to a lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

The sowing of the summer urad crop is progressing well with good acreage reported in key sowing regions such as the Jabalpur-Patna belt across Madhya Pradesh and Bihar and the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, the association said in its weekly report Monday. As of Friday, urad acreage rose 12.3% to 128,000 hectares from 114,000 hectares a year ago, data from the agriculture ministry showed.

 

In the medium term, the movement in urad prices is likely to depend on the fluctuation in cost and freight rates of imports and the pace of shipments, the association said. Myanmar still holds large urad stocks, while the new urad crop in Brazil is pegged at 300,000–350,000 tonnes, it said.  End

 

Edited by Rajeev Pai

 

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