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Informist, Monday, Apr. 6, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI - Prices of chana and moong were unchanged Monday, while those of tur fell in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Tur prices were weighed by sluggish demand amid ample supply, they said. Chana prices were steady with demand matching the supply, while moong was unchanged amid tepid market activity, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were unchanged at INR 5,600-INR 5,675 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices were steady as demand for the legume is on par with its supply, he said. Millers and traders are making need-based purchases, he said. Chana prices are yet to feel the pressure of new arrivals as most of the crop is being sold to the government, he said. The government is procuring the legume at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg, which is higher than the prevailing market prices, he said.

 

In the near term, the movement in prices is likely to depend on the pace of arrivals and the scale of the government's procurement, Kakani said. Prices could also be impacted due to reports of damage to the standing crop in north Indian states, said Gaurav Kochar, a local trader from Indore. Many parts of the country, and in particular north India, have recorded a continuous spell of showers since the last few weeks, exposing the legume to moisture, which lowers its quality, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,475-INR 5,525 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 100 from Friday to INR 7,500-INR 8,100 per 100 kg, while those of the old crop also fell by INR 100 from the previous day to INR 7,200-INR 7,450 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. Around 19–20 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 fell amid a slowdown in demand, as many millers and traders have already stocked up the commodity, Sanklecha said. "Nobody is purchasing more than what they need right now amid ample supply," he said. Arrivals of the kharif crop are steady, and are likely to remain so till the end of the month, he said. Unlike chana, the procurement of tur is not as robust as many tur farmers prefer to sell their crop in the spot markets as prevailing rates are near or at the same level as the minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg, he said. This has kept the pace of arrivals in the market steady, he said. Prices of the legume are also weighed by the fall in prices of imported tur from Myanmar, he said. 

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 100 from the previous week to INR 8,200-INR 8,300 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MOONG prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 6,900-INR 7,200 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices are expected to rise in the near term as arrivals of the rabi crop have declined considerably, he said. "Arrivals from Rajasthan have reduced a lot, so supply will be tight till arrivals of the new summer crop begin," he said. Typically, rabi arrivals from Rajasthan are among the last for the season, he said. Summer moong crop arrivals are expected to begin in the last week of April, he said.  End

 

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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