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Informist, Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and urad were unchanged, while prices of tur showed mixed trends in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Chana prices were steady as both demand and supply were up and matched each other, they said. Tur prices fell in some markets due to sluggish demand while they were unchanged in others, they said. Urad prices were steady due to lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 5,650-INR 5,675 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Both arrivals and demand for the legume have risen slightly, keeping prices unchanged, he said. Arrivals of the new rabi chana crop have increased as some farmers are looking to earn extra to stock up on fertilisers, he said.

 

"Farmers who would otherwise have held their stock to sell during the monsoon or at a later period are selling it now so that they have money to purchase fertilisers. They (farmers) are expected right supplies of fertiliser in the coming months due to the ongoing war (in West Asia)," Kedia said.

 

India is the world's second-largest fertiliser consumer after China, and most of its exports, including both finished products and raw materials, usually come from Gulf countries, shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. The ongoing war in West Asia has halted all shipments through the key waterway, increasing fears of a fertiliser shortage in India ahead of the kharif season which will begin in June.

 

Prices of chana are expected to remain range-bound in the near term as need-based demand from millers and traders is expected to continue, Kedia said.

 

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

 

TUR prices in Akola were steady at INR 7,950-INR 8,000 per 100 kg, Kedia said. Prices are unchanged in some markets amid limited demand for the legume, while in other markets they fell due to low demand, he said. "All the wholesalers and retailers who wanted to stock up on the legume had made most of their purchases in the last week of March, so demand is a bit lower now," he said. 

 

Prices were also unchanged amid ample supply of the legume, Kedia said. Arrivals of the kharif crop are underway, while imports from Myanmar are also readily available, he said. "The only reason domestic prices are not too weighed down by the availability of imports is that the latter is of lower quality, so buyers prefer the former," he said. Kedia expects prices of imported tur to fall by INR 300–INR 400 per 100 kg in the near term due to selling pressure. "If imported prices fall in the range, then domestic prices could also fall tracking that, but a steep fall in domestic rates is unlikely," he said. 

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 from the previous day to INR 8,150-INR 8,250 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, were steady at INR 8,375-INR 8,400 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 steady amid lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

Urad prices are expected to be range-bound in the near term amid need-based demand from millers and traders, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Demand may slow down further from mid-April to May due to seasonal weakness, it said. Demand for domestic urad remains muted despite it being offered at a discount compared to imports from Myanmar and Brazil due to weak consumption of urad dal, or processed urad.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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