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Informist, Tuesday, May 12, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and moong were steady Tuesday, while tur prices fell in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Tur prices fell due to sluggish demand amid seasonally low consumption, even as arrivals remained lower, they said. Chana prices were unchanged as demand and supply were low and matched with each other, they said. Moong prices stabilised after declining earlier due to a rise in arrivals of the new summer crop, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 5,700-INR 5,750 per 100 kg, said Kailash Kakani, a local trader. Prices are unchanged due to low demand amid a slowdown in arrivals, he said. Arrivals of the rabi crop have declined as most farmers are selling their crop to the government, he said. "Farmers spend upwards of INR 300 to bring their crop to the market, then they have to sell it at rates lower than the minimum support price, so obviously most of them would rather sell it to the government," he said. The government is procuring the legume at the minimum support price of INR 5,875 per 100 kg, which is higher than the prevailing market prices of around INR 5,300-INR 5,750 per 100 kg across India. 

 

Prices are likely to remain in a narrow range, fluctuating by INR 50-INR 100 per 100 kg for the rest of the month, Kakani said. The market does not expect any spike in demand while temperatures remain on the higher side, as consumption of pulses such as chana typically slows down during summer, he said. However, even with low demand, prices are unlikely to fall steeply as arrivals are expected to decline further, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,550-INR 5,575 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Solapur, Maharashtra, fell INR 50 per 100 kg from Monday to INR 7,400-INR 7,850 per 100 kg, while prices of old tur also fell by INR 50 from the previous day to INR 6,700-INR 7,350 per 100 kg, said Mukesh Sanklecha, a local trader. About 23–24 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 are weighed down by sluggish demand for the legume, Sanklecha said. "There is little to no demand for tur currently because consumption of tur dal is down," he said. Prices also fell after a steep rise by INR 100-INR 200 per 100 kg in the past few days, he said. "Prices had risen for no concrete reason, just that there was some need-based demand and arrivals have been low," he said. Though arrivals are expected to remain low in the near term, the decline is unlikely to support prices as demand is expected to remain just as low, he said. Currently, arrivals of the new crop are largely coming from stockists offloading their stocks, as farmers have sold most of their crop, he said. "Stockists are offloading their inventory slowly depending on the prevailing prices," he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, fell INR 100 per 100 kg from the previous day to INR 8,100-INR 8,200 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains 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 falling due to a rise in arrivals of the summer crop, he said. Arrivals of the summer moong crop began in full swing across the country in the first week of May, putting prices under pressure, he said. Prices are expected to fall further by INR 200–INR 300 per 100 kg in the near term as steady arrivals of the new crop are expected to continue for the rest of the month, he said.  End 

 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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