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Informist, Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2026

 

By Shreya Shetty

 

MUMBAI – Prices of chana and urad were steady, while tur prices showed mixed trends in key spot markets across the country, traders said. Tur prices fell in some markets as demand remained low while arrivals increased slightly, they said. The movement in chana prices in the near term is likely to depend on the prices and quantity of stocks sold by the government, while urad prices are likely to stay range-bound in the near term, they said. 

 

CHANA prices in Akola, Maharashtra, were unchanged at INR 6,050-INR 6,075 per 100 kilograms, said Ankit Kedia, a local trader. Prices were steady as demand and supply were both low and equally matched, he said. In the near term, prices are likely to depend on the government's sales of its chana stocks, he said. Central nodal agencies such as the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. have begun offloading stocks of chana in various states in the past few days, he said. "Prices will depend on how much chana these agencies will sell and at what prices," he said.

 

Prices of chana are likely to rise from August due to higher consumption during the festival season, he said. Arrivals of the crop are expected to have declined significantly by August, as neither farmers nor traders hold large stocks of chana currently, he said.

 

Prices of chana in Delhi were steady at INR 5,875-INR 5,900 per 100 kg, traders said.

 

TUR prices in Akola fell by INR 25 per 100 kg to INR 7,900-INR 7,925 per 100 kg Tuesday, Kedia said. Prices fell due to low demand for tur, he said. Arrivals of the crop increased in the past few days after a continuous decline as farmers offloaded their stocks due to fears of a further fall in prices, he said. In the near term, prices are likely to remain steady to weak as demand is expected to stay largely weak, he said.

 

The sowing of tur is off to a late start in Maharashtra, Kedia said. Sowing was delayed by several weeks as the state remained largely dry for most of June, he said. Key producing regions such as Vidarbha and Marathwada only began recording rainfall in the past one week, he said. "Sowing has begun, but I can't say whether a good chunk of area will be covered soon. We have been receiving rainfall in gaps — it rains for two days, and then it is dry for another two days. We need continuous rainfall for sowing to progress well. An estimate of how much area will be covered under tur this year can only be made by Jul. 10," he said.

 

Prices of tur in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, were steady at INR 8,150-INR 8,250 per 100 kg, according to the India Pulses and Grains Association.

 

URAD prices at Chandausi in Uttar Pradesh were steady at INR 8,375-INR 8,400 per 100 kg Tuesday, 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 lack of fresh cues, they said.

 

Urad prices are expected to be range-bound in the near term, as millers and traders are purchasing only according to their needs due to low demand for urad dal, or processed urad, the association said in a weekly report on Monday. The market is monitoring the kharif urad sowing progress for further cues, it said. As of Jun. 19, urad sowing was down 37% on year, but acreage is expected to improve in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, it said. Farmers in some parts of the country may prefer to sow moong and urad over soybean and tur this year.  End

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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