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Informist, Monday, May 4, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur showed mixed trends, while prices of moong were unchanged in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Chana prices rose in some markets due to low arrivals as most of the rabi crop is being sold to the government, they said. Tur prices fell in some markets amid sluggish demand, while prices of moong stabilised after a downtrend last week, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 25 per 100 kg from Friday to INR 5,700-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices have risen amid a slowdown in arrivals, he said. Many farmers are selling their crop to the government, which is procuring it at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg, higher than the current prices in markets. The state is likely to meet its procurement target of 580,000 tonnes for the season.

 

"There is just some rise in prices because arrivals are slow, otherwise demand is still sluggish," Kakani said. Demand for the legume has been largely sluggish since the last few weeks due to a slowdown in consumption during the summer, he said. Ample availability of imports is also preventing a steep rise in prices, he said. 

Around 840,373 tonnes of pulses were lying across the Kandla, Mundra, and Hazira ports as of last week, of which 319,954 tonnes were yellow peas and 364,286 tonnes chana, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association. Yellow peas are used as a cheaper alternative to chana.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,575-INR 5,595 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell by INR 100 per 100 kg from Friday to INR 7,400-INR 7,600 per 100 kg, while prices of old tur were steady at INR 6,700-INR 7,250 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. About 18-20 trucks, each carrying 20,000–25,000 kg of the new crop, and one-two trucks with old tur arrived in the market, he said.

 

Prices fell due to sluggish demand as consumption of tur dal, or processed tur, has slowed down, he said. "In summer, people don't eat too many pulses, and some of the consumption also shifts to mangoes," he said. Many consumers, particularly in rural areas, cook with either raw or ripe mangoes during summer, weighing on the daily consumption of pulses such as tur, he said. "When there is little demand for tur dal, traders and millers' margins get hurt, so even they stop buying tur," he said.

 

Ample availability of imports is also weighing on prices of domestic tur, Sanklecha said. "There is not even demand for imported tur, which shows the general state of the market," he said. The country is receiving large shipments of the legume from Myanmar, and amid tepid demand, stocks of imports are building up at ports, he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 7,900-INR 7,800 per 100 kg, according to the association.

 

MOONG prices in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were steady at INR 6,400-INR 6,700 per 100 kg, according to the association. Prices have stabilised after a downtrend last week, when they fell by INR 50-INR 100 per 100 kg, he said. Arrivals of the new summer moong crop have commenced in some markets, which weighed on prices, he said. Prices could fall further in the near term as arrivals of the new crop are expected to increase further, he said.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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