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Informist, Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and tur showed mixed trend, and those of urad were unchanged in key spot markets, traders said. Tur prices fell in some markets due to muted demand amid steady arrivals, they said. Chana prices also fell in some markets due to low demand, they said. Urad prices were unchanged amid the absence of new cues, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 6,050-INR 6,100 per 100 kilograms, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices were steady as demand and supply of chana were both low and equally matched, he said. Demand for chana is seasonally low during this time of the year as high temperatures discourage many buyers from stepping out into the market, he said. However, once monsoon begins in full swing, consumption of chana dal, or processed chana, and besan, or chana flour, increases, which is likely to support prices in the near term, he said.

 

Arrivals have also declined as many farmers are now busy preparing their fields for sowing kharif crops, Kedia said. Arrivals had temporarily increased in the past few weeks as higher market prices had prompted farmers to offload their stocks, he said. In the near term, prices are likely to rise as arrivals are expected to remain low while consumption demand for chana increases, he said. 

 

Prices of chana in Delhi fell by INR 25 per 100 kg to INR 5,940-INR 5,975 per 100 kg Tuesday, weighed by low demand, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola were steady at INR 7,900-INR 7,925 per 100 kg, he said. Prices have stabilised after a steady downtrend as demand remains muted amid steady arrivals, he said. "During the first few months of the year, there were great concern that the kharif crop had been impacted by excess rainfall during September and October 2025. Now we know that those concerns were greatly exaggerated because arrivals have been steady, which means that farmers hold the same amount of stocks as they did last season," he said. 

 

Though demand is likely to remain sluggish, a steep fall in prices is unlikely as farmers are expected to resist prices which slip markedly below the minimum support price of INR 8,000 per 100 kg, he said. "When the crop began arriving in markets during Jan-Feb, farmers were getting prices near or above the minimum support level, so they will not settle for something which is much lower," he said.

 

Prices of tur at Katni in Madhya Pradesh fell by INR 50 to INR 8,050-INR 8,150 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 8,125-INR 8,150 per 100 kg, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 7,400-INR 8,400 per 100 kg, they said. Prices were unchanged amid lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

Urad prices are likely to move in a narrow range in the near term amid steady arrivals of the summer crop and low demand, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Steady arrivals of the summer urad crop continue in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, the association said. Myanmar holds large stocks of urad, while shipments from Brazil are expected to hit Indian ports from July, keeping supply comfortable, it said.  End

 

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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