Tur Prices Stay Weak on Steady Imports and Low Demand
12-Dec-2025 11:03 AM
Kalaburagi. Continuing cheap imports from Myanmar and African countries, combined with weak domestic demand and offtake, have kept pigeon pea (tuvar) prices under pressure. New supplies of this major Kharif pulse have begun arriving in some areas.
The pace of supply is expected to gradually increase in the coming days. Meanwhile, the central government has approved a proposal to procure 9.67 lakh tonnes of Tur in Karnataka at the minimum support price (MSP).
New Tur has begun arriving in the markets of top producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka, and its price is hovering between ₹6,700 and ₹7,700 per quintal, well below the minimum support price (MSP) of ₹8,000 per quintal. Until government procurement begins, farmers will have to sell their stock below the MSP.
Recently, the Union Agriculture Minister sent a letter to the Food Minister informing him that government procurement of 9.67 lakh tonnes of tur (tur) has been approved in Karnataka, and the procurement period will be 90 days. The state government has to determine the procurement date.
Rahul Chauhan, Director of IGrain India, a leading agricultural commodity market research firm, says that new tur (tur) arrivals have begun in the markets of Maharashtra and Karnataka and will continue to increase in the coming weeks.
Production may be slightly lower this year compared to last year, and grain quality is also likely to be affected due to the heavy rains. Prices are expected to remain soft or stable.
If government procurement begins early, the market may receive some support and provide some relief to producers.
According to the Union Agriculture Ministry's first advance estimate, domestic pigeon pea (tuvar) production is expected to fall to 3.597 million tonnes in the 2025-26 Kharif season, a decline of 27,000 tonnes from the 2024-25 season's production of 3.624 million tonnes.
An analyst in Latur says that market demand for tuvar remains weak, but some demand is expected around December 20-25, before the Pongal festival season begins in South India.
The tuvar crop is in good condition in the Vidarbha and Marathwada divisions of Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka, and imports of tuvar from abroad are also continuing.