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Informist, Friday, Apr. 24, 2026

By Shreya Shetty

MUMBAI – Prices of chana rose and those of tur showed mixed trend in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Chana prices rose due to higher need-based demand amid low arrivals, they said. Tur rose in some markets due to a rise in demand and a slowdown in arrivals as farmers refused to offload their crop at the prevailing rates, they said. Masur prices were unchanged, supported by the government's ongoing procurement, they said.

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 75 from Thursday to INR 5,650-INR 5,725 per 100 kg, said Raja Jain, a local trader. Prices have risen due to a rise in need-based demand amid a slowdown in arrivals, he said. Many farmers in the state are selling their crop to the government, as the latter is purchasing the legume at INR 5,875 per 100 kg, which is higher than the prevailing market prices, he said.

While procurement was off to a slow start in the state as some of the crop was impacted by unseasonal rainfall in March and first half of April, it has picked up pace in the last few days, Jain said. However, procurement in Madhya Pradesh is nowhere as robust as the government's ongoing purchases in Maharashtra, he said. Chana procurement in Maharashtra is firm as the rabi crop in the state is of better quality, he said. "The government is likely to have purchased around 700,000 tonnes of chana till now across India," he said. The government has sanctioned the procurement of 2.31 million tonnes of chana for the rabi marketing season 2026-27 (Apr-Mar).

Prices of chana in Delhi rose by INR 10 from the previous day to INR 5,525-INR 5,560 per 100 kg, traders said.

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 7,900-INR 7,925 per 100 kg, said Ashok Gupta, a local trader. Prices are steady in some markets due to stable demand, while demand rose in other markets amid a slowdown in arrivals, he said. In the Akola market, millers and traders are buying only as needed, keeping prices unchanged, he said. "There will be a slight rise in demand next week because millers need to stock up for the new month, but not a big rise because seasonal consumption is low," he said.

Arrivals are low across markets as supply of the kharif crop has begun to decline, Gupta said. "In some markets, arrivals are lower because farmers are not bringing their crop at the prevailing lower rates," he said. The government's ongoing procurement is also causing a drop in arrivals, he said.

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

MASUR prices in Indore were steady at INR 6,050-INR 6,100 per 100 kg, Mangal said. Prices were supported by the government's procurement of the legume, he said. Most of the domestic crop is being purchased by the government at the minimum support price of INR 7,000 per 100 kg, he said. This has kept prices stable amid sluggish demand for domestic masur, he said. In most large markets, especially port cities such as Mumbai and Chennai, buyers prefer imported masur as it is cheaper than the domestic variety of the legume, 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.  End

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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