Mumbai: Tur prices witnessed a strong surge during the current week, mainly due to sustained strong demand in the market. Continuous buying by dal millers and wholesale consumers strengthened tur prices, and prices traded at higher levels in most major markets. Due to major festivals like Pongal and Makar Sankranti, the arrival of tur in producing markets was relatively weak this week. Limited sales by farmers and low arrivals in the markets put pressure on the supply side, leading to a decrease in market availability. Given the weak arrivals, demand from stockists and dal millers remained strong. Uncertainty regarding future supply led traders to actively buy, further supporting the rising prices of tur. According to market sources, the strong trend in tur prices is likely to continue until there is a significant improvement in arrivals in the markets. However, if arrivals increase in the coming days, some stability or limited fluctuations in prices may be observed.

Due to weak selling by importers and continued strong demand, Mumbai African tur prices increased by Rs. 100/150 per quintal this week, and with this increase, the prices at the end of the week were: Mozambique White 5900/5950 rupees, Gajri 5800/5850 rupees, Matwara 5700/5750 rupees, Malawi 5250/5300 rupees, and Sudan 7100/7150 rupees per quintal. Due to better buying, Chennai Tur Lemon saw a jump of Rs. 275 per quintal this week, with the price reaching Rs. 7100 per quintal at the end of the week.

Due to improved export demand, the price of Burmese pigeon peas rose by $10 per ton this week, reaching $820 per ton by the end of the week.

Supported by strong port activity and sustained demand, Delhi pigeon pea (lemon variety) and desi pigeon pea saw a sharp increase of ₹300 per quintal this week.  By the end of the week, prices reached ₹7475/7500 per quintal for lemon and ₹7700/7800 per quintal for desi.

Due to limited availability of pigeon peas in producing markets and strong demand from dal millers, Maharashtra pigeon pea prices rose by ₹200/400 per quintal this week.  By the end of the week, prices reached ₹6300/7750 in Solapur, ₹7750/7800 in Akola, ₹7600/7750 in Latur, ₹7800 in Nagpur, ₹6500/7600 in Barshi, and ₹7000/7600 in Udgir per quintal.

Due to improved buying activity, Karnataka pigeon pea prices increased by ₹200/350 per quintal this week. By the end of the week, prices reached ₹7300/8100 in Gulbarga, ₹7175/7551 in Raichur, ₹6306/7919 in Bidar, and ₹5929/7809 in Talikot per quintal. Madhya Pradesh

Due to sustained demand, pigeon pea prices in Madhya Pradesh witnessed a rise of Rs. 200-300 per quintal this week.  With this increase, prices at the end of the week reached Rs. 7500-7700 per quintal in Katni, Rs. 5000-7200 per quintal in Jabalpur, Rs. 6000-7300 per quintal in Pipariya, and Rs. 6191-6912 per quintal in Kareli.

Supported by a general upward trend and increased demand, Raipur pigeon pea prices rose by Rs. 300 per quintal this week, reaching Rs. 7600-7950 per quintal by the end of the week. Similarly, Kanpur pigeon pea prices saw an increase of Rs. 100 per quintal this week, reaching Rs. 6700 per quintal by the end of the week.

Due to increased demand, pigeon pea dal prices registered a jump of Rs. 300-600 per quintal during the current week. With this increase, prices at the end of the week reached Rs. 10400-11050 per quintal in Delhi, Rs. 10325-10525 per quintal in Katni, Rs. 10600-11400 per quintal in Akola, Rs. 11600-11800 per quintal in Latur, Rs. 9800-11000 per quintal in Gulbarga, and Rs. 10100-10200 per quintal in Kanpur.