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Informist, Monday, Jul. 13, 2026

MUMBAI – Prices of pulses are largely expected to improve in the near term, the India Pulses and Grains Association said in its weekly report on Monday. Chana prices are likely to rise in the near term due to further improvement in demand from August during the festival season. Tur prices are expected to be steady to firm amid lower imports and concern about tur acreage in the ongoing kharif season. Urad prices could also rise amid a decline in imports, arrivals, steady demand, and lower acreage, it said.

Chana prices are expected to be firm in the near term due to a rise in demand from millers and traders, the association said. Demand for chana dal, or processed chana, and besan, or chana flour, is likely to improve further in the coming weeks, and festival demand is expected to pick up from August, it said. 

A decline in arrivals, limited sales below the minimum support price and lower imports amid high costs are also supporting prices, the association said. While the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. has been offloading its stocks of chana, the quantities being sold have been limited and are sold at higher prices, keeping the market sentiment positive. The market will continue monitoring the amount and price at which the government sells its stocks and the weather risks for kharif and rabi crops, it said.

Chana prices rose in the week ended Saturday due to higher demand and lower arrivals and imports, the association said. Prices in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, rose by INR 100 per 100 kilograms from the previous week to INR 6,100-INR 6,200 per 100 kg.

Prices of tur are likely to stay steady to higher in the short term, the association said. Stocks of imported tur at ports are negligible, while shipments remain low, it said. Domestic arrivals of tur have also declined in some markets, which are also supporting prices. Concern about deficient rainfall in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the top producers of tur in the country, are also likely to support prices. Demand remains largely need-based, preventing a sharp rise in prices.

Prices of tur rose in the week ended Saturday, tracking the rise in prices of imports from Myanmar, the association said. Prices were also supported by better demand from millers and a decline in kharif sowing amid below-normal rainfall, it said. Prices of tur in Solapur, Maharashtra, rose by INR 50 per 100 kg from last week to INR 7,400-INR 8,100 per 100 kg.

Urad prices are expected to stay firm in the near term, though a slight correction in prices is also likely, the association said. While imported urad is cheaper than the domestic variety, stocks of the former at ports are markedly low, it said. A few vessels with urad imports are only likely to arrive in India during July-end. The cost and freight rates of imports remain high, limiting a rise in imports.

Low stocks at ports, negative import parity, and the on-year decline in kharif urad sowing are likely to keep supporting prices, the association said. Arrivals of the summer crop have declined significantly, while demand from millers is steady, which is also expected to keep prices firm, it said. The market will continue tracking the progress in monsoon and urad sowing, the shipments of urad from Brazil, and import parity for further cues. 

Urad prices rose in the week ended Saturday due to higher import prices and low stocks at ports, the association said. Improvement in demand for urad from millers also supported prices, it said. Prices of urad in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, rose by INR 100 per 100 kg from the previous week to INR 8,675-INR 8,700 per 100 kg.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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