Weekly Review-Gram

29-Mar-2025 08:09 PM

Gram prices rise due to better buying


🌾 Weekly Gram Market Review (March 22-28) 🌾

📍 New Delhi: Gram prices surged this week due to strong demand from dal millers & stockists. The government’s 10% customs duty on desi gram imports (effective April 2025) and procurement for buffer stock have further strengthened market sentiment.

📊 Market Highlights

📈 Price Trends

✔ Delhi Prices: 📈 ↑ ₹75 per quintal
✔ Rajasthan Prices: 📈 ↑ ₹100-200 per quintal
✔ Maharashtra Prices: 📈 ↑ ₹150-300 per quintal
✔ Madhya Pradesh Prices: 📈 ↑ ₹100-150 per quintal
✔ Raipur Prices: 📈 ↑ ₹100 per quintal
✔ Kanpur Prices: 📈 ↑ ₹150 per quintal

📌 Gram Dal Prices: Also ↑ ₹100-200 per quintal

🌱 Government Policies & Market Factors

📌 Government Buffer Stock Purchase:

  • Target: 28 lakh tonnes procurement at ₹5650/quintal (MSP)

📌 Import Duty Update:

  • Current: Duty-free import until March 31, 2025

  • New Policy: 10% customs duty on desi gram imports from April 1, 2025

📌 Arrival & Demand:

  • New crop arrivals strong in domestic markets

  • Stockists & millers actively buying ahead of future import duty

📦 Port & Regional Price Movements

📌 Mumbai Port:
✔ Tanzania Gram 📈 ↑ ₹50 → ₹5500/quintal
✔ Australia Gram (Nava Seva & Mundra) 📈 ↑ ₹75 → ₹5600-5625/quintal

📌 Regional Price Trends:
✔ Rajasthan: 📈 ↑ ₹100-200 (Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Kishangarh, Kota)
✔ Maharashtra: 📈 ↑ ₹150-300 (Solapur, Akola, Nagpur, Udgir, Ahmednagar)
✔ Madhya Pradesh: 📈 ↑ ₹100-150 (Ashoknagar, Ganjbasoda, Sagar, Katni, Indore)
✔ Others: 📈 ↑ ₹100-150 (Raipur, Kanpur)

🔮 Market Outlook

✔ Short-term: Prices likely to remain firm due to government procurement & import duty
✔ Mid-term: Rising demand from dal mills will continue to support prices
✔ Long-term: 10% import duty from April 2025 may lead to higher domestic prices

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