Barring chana, all pulse seeds and pulses ruled sluggish in Indore mandis , primarily because of slack demand in the physical market. With demand for chana from the millers improving and arrivals declining — merely 700 bags were offloaded in the local mandis , it gained in Indore mandis by Rs 25-30 at Rs 2,450-2,460 a quintal.

Chana ( desi ) ruled low at Rs 2,400 a quintal. Millers demand for chana in the spot market also perked up its dal by Rs 25-30 with chana dal (bold) being quoted at Rs 3,100-3,125, chana dal (medium) quoted at Rs 2,975-3,000 and chana dal (average) quoted at Rs 2,875-2,900 a quintal. On the other hand, weak demand dragged masoor in the spot by Rs 25-50 to Rs 2,750-2,775 a quintal. Masoor (medium) quoted at Rs 2,500. Masoor dal, however, ruled stable with masoor dal (bold) being quoted at Rs 3,450-3,475, masoor dal (medium) at Rs 3,300-3325 and masoor dal (average) quoted at Rs 3,200-3,225 a quintal.

Increased arrivals of new summer moong pulled down moong dal with moong (mongar) quoted at Rs 5,700-5,800, moong dal (bold) at Rs 5,500-5,550 and moong dal ( chilka ) quoted at Rs 5,100-5,150. According to local traders, arrivals of new summer moong in the local mandis has witnessed a steep rise from 300-400 bags some days ago to about 1,000-1,200 bags now.

Tur continued to witness a declining trend with demand weakening for tur in Maharashtra. In the spot, tur (Maharashtra) declined by Rs 100 at Rs 2,950, while tur ( Nimari ) quoted at Rs 2,500. Poor demand also dragged its dal with tur ( marka ) in the spot quoted Rs 100 down at Rs 5,800, tur dal (full) at Rs 5,100-5,250 and tur dal ( sawa no.) quoted at Rs 4,400-4,500 a quintal. Urad also declined by Rs 100 at Rs 3,800-3,900 a quintal on poor queries. Urad (medium) also ruled low at Rs 3,500-3,600 a quintal. Urad dal, however, remained steady with urad (mongar) quoted at Rs 6,400-6,500, urad dal (bold) at Rs 5,700 and urad dal ( chilka ) quoted at Rs 4,550-4,800 a quintal.

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