New Delhi. The Chickpea market continued to remain subdued this week. Lack of demand and sluggish buying by dal millers have continued to put pressure on dal prices. The increased availability of imported dal at the port has led to panic selling, resulting in weak prices in local markets. Meanwhile, lower-than-normal demand for dal and gram flour is currently holding prices in check. Traders believe that if demand does not pick up or millers' buying does not improve, the market's weakness may continue. Due to limited buying by dal millers, dal prices in Delhi saw a decline of ₹25 per quintal this week, with prices ending the week at ₹5775/5800 per quintal in Madhya Pradesh and ₹5875/5900 per quintal in Rajasthan.

Due to sluggish demand, imported gram prices declined by Rs. 75/100 per quintal this week. With this decline, prices in Mumbai, Tanzania, Navasheva, Australia, and Mundra fell to Rs. 5550 per quintal.

Due to sluggish buying and selling, Rajasthan gram prices rose and fell by Rs. 50/100 per quintal this week. With this rise and fall, prices at the weekend remained at Jodhpur Rs. 4900/5300, Jaipur Rs. 5775, Bikaner Rs. 5300/5350, Kishangarh Rs. 4800/5350, and Kota Rs. 4800/5250 per quintal.

Due to increased selling pressure at elevated prices and weakening demand, Maharashtra gram prices declined by Rs. 100/200 per quintal during the current week, bringing the weekend prices to Rs. 5600/6000 for Solapur, Rs. 5500/5600 for Latur, Rs. 5800/5600 for Akola, Rs. 5900/5925 for Nagpur, and Rs. 5700/5900 per quintal for Ahmednagar.

Due to sluggish buying, Madhya Pradesh gram prices declined by Rs. 50/100 per quintal this week, bringing the weekend prices to Rs. 5100/5350 for Ashoknagar, Rs. 5200/5600 for Ganjbasoda, Rs. 5200/5600 for Sagar, Rs. 5300/5500 for Katni, Rs. 5650/5700 for Indore.

Due to sluggish demand, Kanpur gram prices declined by Rs. 50 per quintal this week, ending the week at Rs. 5825/5850 per quintal. Similarly, Raipur gram prices declined by Rs. 100 per quintal this week, ending the week at Rs. 5650/5850 per quintal.

Due to sluggish demand, gram dal prices declined by Rs. 100/150 per quintal during the current week, ending the week at Rs. 6700/6975 per quintal in Delhi, Rs. 7000/7200 in Bhatapara, Rs. 7200 in Katni, Rs. 7200 in Gulbarga, Rs. 7000/7200 in Jalgaon, Rs. 7000/7550 in Indore, Rs. 7000 in Jaipur, Rs. 6600 in Kanpur, and Rs. 6800/6850 per quintal.