Urad Weekly Review

06-Sep-2025 08:15 PM

Maharashtra
Urad prices in Solapur remained steady at ₹4,400–7,300/quintal throughout the week. Prices in Latur remained in the range of ₹4,000–7,500/quintal.
Madhya Pradesh
Urad prices in Jabalpur declined from ₹5,000–7,500 to ₹5,000–7,300/quintal.
Karnataka
Urad prices in Gulbarga closed at ₹4,500–7,000/quintal from ₹4,000–7,200 at the beginning of the week.
Uttar Pradesh
Prices in Lalitpur declined from ₹6,500–7,200 to ₹5,000–7,000.
Port
Faq prices at Mumbai declined from ₹7,350 to a weekly low of ₹7,250 and closed at ₹7,300/quintal on Friday. Chennai (FAQ) declined from ₹7,275 to ₹7,125 during mid-week and ₹7,150 at the weekend, but SQ prices jumped from ₹7,775 to ₹7,850/quintal.
International Market (Burma CIF)
FAQ rose $10 from $775 to $785/tonne. SQ variety rose from $855 to $865/tonne.
Urad Dal
Delhi Peeled was steady at ₹9,150–9,950/quintal. Delhi Whole traded at ₹9,000–10,750/quintal. Maharashtra Mogar quality prices declined from ₹9,800 to ₹9,700/quintal in Jalgaon. Overall, urad prices remained under pressure in domestic markets, while Chennai SQ and SQ variety witnessed slight strength in the international market.
Imports
April–July 2025: 2.3 lakh tonnes, April–July 2024: 2.5 lakh tonnes, Urad imports declined by 27,352 tonnes during the same period last year. Urad production in Myanmar was more than 10 lakh tonnes in the 2025 season and 4.7 lakh tonnes were exported from January to August. In the same period last year, it was 5.46 lakh tonnes, i.e. a decrease of 75,791.9 tonnes. Domestic Crop According to government data, urad area increased in the current Kharif season. The rains in many urad producing states/divisions like Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka are causing damage to the crop, which may affect the productivity.
Market future
Once again the urad market is completely dependent on foreign markets. If the extent of damage due to rain increases, then the exporters will not shy away from increasing the prices. There are indications of strengthening of urad prices in the future.