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Informist, Thursday, Apr. 9, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana showed mixed a trend, while those of tur fell and masur were unchanged in key spot markets across the country Thursday, traders said. Tur prices were weighed by low demand amid ample supply, they said. Chana prices rose in some markets amid higher need-based demand, while masur was steady due to stable demand, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 25 from Wednesday to INR 5,650-INR 5,675 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices rose due to a slight increase in need-based demand from millers and traders, he said. Prices are expected to remain largely range-bound in the near term as steady arrivals of the new rabi crop are expected to continue for one more month "at least," he said. "There is higher production of chana this year, so continuous arrivals will keep prices in check," he said.

 

While procurement of the legume has begun in Madhya Pradesh, it is not as robust as in other states such as Maharashtra, Mangal said. "The government wants to purchase good quality chana only, and some of the production in northern states is not up to par," he said. The chana crop in some of the north Indian states has been impacted by the rainfall in the second half of March, though the extent of damage is not worrisome, he said. "The slightly damaged chana is good to be sold anywhere, but the government is quite strict about purchasing only best quality chana, so most farmers are bringing their crop to the market instead of selling it to them (government)," he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,525-INR 5,560 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 100 from Wednesday to INR 7,400-INR 8,000 per 100 kg, while those of the old crop also fell by INR 100 from the previous day to INR 7,200-INR 7,350 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. Around 17–18 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 came under pressure due to sluggish demand amid ample arrivals of the legume, Srinivas said. Arrivals of the kharif crop from Karnataka and Maharashtra are still continuing despite expectations of lower production in both states, he said. "Everybody thought there was a major crop loss due to excessive rainfall in September and October in Karnataka, and then some loss in Maharashtra due to cold weather in January, but it seems all those reports were exaggerating the extent of damage," he said.

 

While arrivals from Karnataka did decline from the previous year, the difference in output is not as wide as the market was expecting, he said. Similarly, minimal crop loss has occurred in Maharashtra, he said. "The quality of crop from Maharashtra has also been really good so far," he added.

 

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.

 

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 5,950-INR 5,600 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices were unchanged as demand for the legume was on par with its supply, he said. Prices are expected to rise in the near term as imports of masur are likely to be impacted by the war in West Asia, he said. "All the big buyers such as snack companies prefer imported masur over the domestic variety because it is easier and less expensive to process into snacks," he said. The ongoing disruption in shipments and the rise in costs, including energy prices, are expected to affect masur imports, particularly those from Canada, he said.

 

Prices of the moti variety of masur in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, remained steady at INR 5,800-INR 6,100 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices of the choti variety were also steady at INR 7,500-INR 8,300 per 100 kg.  End

 

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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