New Delhi: Chickpea prices witnessed fluctuations during the current week due to limited buying at higher prices. However, prices declined towards the end of the week due to increased selling pressure and sluggish demand. Sporadic arrivals of new chickpeas were observed in the markets of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat this week, but trade circles believe that it will take some time for the arrival of new chickpeas to increase significantly. Therefore, the market is likely to remain volatile within a limited range in the near future. The direction of the chickpea market in the coming days is expected to be determined by the demand situation and the pace of new crop arrivals. Due to sluggish demand from dal millers, Delhi chickpea prices fluctuated by Rs. 25/50 per quintal this week, and with this fluctuation, the prices at the end of the week were Rs. 5775/5800 per quintal for Madhya Pradesh line and Rs. 5850/5875 per quintal for Rajasthan line.

Due to weak selling by importers and continued buying, imported chickpea prices increased by Rs. 100/150 per quintal this week. With this increase, the prices at Mumbai were Rs. 5500 per quintal for Tanzania, Rs. 5600/5625 per quintal for Nhava Sheva (Australia), and Rs. 5525 per quintal for Mundra.

Due to increased buying, Rajasthan chickpea prices increased by Rs. 50/75 per quintal this week, and with this increase, the prices at the end of the week were Rs. 4700/5300 per quintal for Jodhpur, Rs. 5900 per quintal for Jaipur, Rs. 5350/5400 per quintal for Bikaner, Rs. 5300/5450 per quintal for Kishangarh, and Rs. 4800/5281 per quintal for Kota.

Due to limited demand from dal millers, Maharashtra chana prices fluctuated by ₹50-100 per quintal during the current week.  With this fluctuation, prices at the end of the week were ₹5300-5900 per quintal in Solapur, ₹5450-5500 in Latur, ₹5900 in Akola, ₹5900 in Nagpur, and ₹5200-5400 in Ahmednagar.

Due to weak demand, Madhya Pradesh chana prices softened by ₹50 per quintal this week. With this decline, prices at the end of the week were ₹5200-5450 per quintal in Ashoknagar, ₹5200-5700 in Ganjbasoda, ₹5200-5600 in Sagar, ₹5775-5800 in Katni, and ₹5700-5900 in Indore.

Due to the impact of a general decline and sluggish buying, Kanpur chana prices increased by ₹25 per quintal during the current week, reaching ₹5850 per quintal at the end of the week. Similarly, Raipur chana also saw a decline of ₹50 per quintal this week, with prices settling at ₹5650-5850 per quintal at the end of the week.

Due to increased buying, chana dal prices rose by ₹25-50 per quintal during the current week. With this increase, prices at the end of the week were ₹6625-6925 per quintal in Delhi, ₹6900-7000 in Bhatapara, ₹7075 in Katni, ₹6700-6900 in Gulbarga, ₹7000-7450 in Jalgaon, ₹6800 in Indore, ₹6600 in Jaipur, and ₹6600-6700 in Kanpur.