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Informist, Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses were mixed in key spot markets across the country. Prices of chana rose, while those of tur declined, and masur were steady, traders said. Chana prices were supported by increased demand from stockists. Tur prices were weighed down by low seasonal demand amid comfortable supply, while masur prices remained steady, supported by government procurement, they said.            

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 50 per 100 kilograms Thursday to INR 5,500-INR 5,600 per 100 kg, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. Prices rose amid a slight rise in demand from stockists, he said. Prices are likely to increase further by INR 50-INR 100 per 100 kg in the near term as stockists are expected to continue taking advantage of the lower price range, he said.

 

A steep rise in prices is unlikely as arrivals of the new rabi crop are expected to increase, Mangal said. While the government has commenced procurement in Madhya Pradesh, a large part of the crop is being rejected by the nodal agencies due to quality issues, he said. "The government is not buying chana, which has been impacted by the recent unseasonal rainfall, so farmers with such crops are now selling it in the spot market," he said. This has increased arrivals in the market, he said. Procurement could pick up by mid-May, as most of the crop would have dried out by then, improving its quality, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi rose by INR 25 to INR 5,500-INR 5,550 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

Prices of new TUR in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 100 to INR 7,400-INR 7,800 per 100 kg, while those of the old crop also declined by INR 100 to INR 6,700-INR 7,050 per 100 kg, said Rahul Srinivas, a local trader. Around 10–12 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 weighed down by sluggish demand amid ample availability, Srinivas said. "We all thought arrivals would have reduced to nothing by now due to reports of crop loss in Karnataka and Maharashtra, but they (arrivals) are still coming steadily, so I think there was only minimal damage this year," he said. A slowdown in the consumption of pulses during the summer is also weighing on demand, he said. "During summer, the public's consumption shifts to mangoes. There is hardly any demand for tur," he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell by INR 50 to INR 7,950-INR 8,050 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 6,000-INR 6,050 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Unlike chana, the government's procurement of masur is ongoing smoothly, supporting prices, he said. The quality of the new rabi masur crop is good, and most of the crop is being sold to the government, which is purchasing it at the minimum support price of INR 7,000 per 100 kg, which is higher than the prevailing market price, he said.

 

Prices of 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 Saji George Titus

 

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