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Informist, Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Pulse prices were steady in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Chana prices are likely to rise from August as demand is expected to increase during the festival season, they said. The progress of monsoon, kharif sowing, and government sales of tur stocks will determine tur prices in the near term. Urad prices could rise as arrivals of the summer crop have declined, they said.

 

CHANA prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 6,050-INR 6,100 per 100 kilograms, said Dinesh Mangal, a local trader. While arrivals of the rabi crop have declined significantly, the government is offloading its stocks to keep prices steady, he said. Central nodal agencies such as the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. have been issuing tenders for the sale of chana in recent days, and most bids are priced below spot market rates, he said. "Demand is already not that great currently, and those who want to buy chana are mostly buying it from the government because the prices there are a bit cheaper than the spot market," he said.

 

Prices are likely to rise from August, when the festival season begins, Mangal said. Consumption of processed chana and chana flour will rise as many festivals will take place one after the other, lifting chana prices by INR 300-INR 400 per 100 kg, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,925-INR 5,950 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were steady at INR 8,025-INR 8,050 per 100 kg, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices are unchanged, as demand is in line with supply. Arrivals have started to reduce across the country, while demand for tur remains tepid because the monsoon is yet to begin in full swing, he said. In the near term, prices are likely to depend on the progress of kharif sowing and the government sales of stocks, he said.

 

The sowing of tur is off to a slow start this year due to below-normal rainfall in most key-producing regions in Maharashtra, Kedia said. As of Monday, tur area in the state declined to 55,500 acres from 128,253 acres a year ago, according to the state agriculture department. Though the southwest monsoon trough covered Maharashtra entirely on Wednesday, rainfall remains deficient in many parts of the state, particularly the interior regions. However, lower production due to a decline in sowing is unlikely to raise prices sharply as the government holds ample stocks, he said. "In the near-to-medium term, everything will depend on the performance of the monsoon and how much, and at what rates, the government offloads its stocks," he said.

 

Tur prices in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 8,200-INR 8,300 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 8,350-INR 8,400 per 100 kg Thursday, traders said. Prices of urad in Jaipur, Rajasthan, were also steady at INR 7,400-INR 8,500 per 100 kg, they said. Prices were steady amid a lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

Prices of urad could be supported in the near term as arrivals of the summer crop have declined, while imports from Myanmar have also decreased due to the negative import parity, the association said in its weekly report on Monday. Though shipments of urad from Brazil are likely to hit Indian ports from July, yields of the crop there are reportedly lower than last year. As such, smaller volumes are expected to be shipped to India. The market will continue to monitor the progress of the monsoon and kharif sowing for further cues.  End

 

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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