Chennai. Urad prices continued their downward trend this week. Increased selling pressure and weak demand kept the market under pressure. The arrival of new urad in Chandausi and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh has increased availability. Increased stocks at ports and producer markets, along with sluggish demand, continue to pressure urad prices. Amid strong demand for urad in India, a significant shift in import sources is being observed. Brazil has rapidly emerged as a major supplier, alongside Myanmar. A total of 1.07 lakh tonnes of urad was imported in October, with 68,043 tonnes coming from Myanmar and 39,121 tonnes from Brazil. Brazil's share of the 1.26 lakh tonnes imported in September increased to 44,882 tonnes. Brazil's share in two months almost halved Myanmar's—the largest increase ever. Of the total 2.86 lakh tonnes of imports in April-August 2025, Myanmar contributed 2.37 lakh tonnes, while Brazil contributed 45,000 tonnes. Of the annual 8.2 lakh tonnes of imports (April-March 2024-25), Brazil contributed 0.84 lakh tonnes and Myanmar 7.15 lakh tonnes. Brazil's urad production is expected to increase from 60,000 tonnes to over 1 lakh tonnes this year. The crop there is fetching higher prices in the Indian market due to its better quality, larger grains, and cleaner grades. Although Brazil's production is still lower than Myanmar's, if Indian purchases remain strong, urad cultivation there could double next year. With more arable land, Brazil could become a major supplier in the future. Due to increased selling pressure from importers and sluggish demand, Chennai urad prices declined by Rs. 50/75 per quintal this week, bringing the FAQ price to Rs. 6,725 and SQ urad to Rs. 7,300 per quintal. Similarly, Mumbai urad prices declined by Rs. 50 per quintal this week, reaching Rs. 6,775 per quintal at the weekend.

Due to increased selling by exporters and sluggish export demand, Burma urad FAQ prices declined by $15 and SQ prices declined by $10 per tonne during the current week, bringing the FAQ price to $725 and SQ prices to $800 per tonne at the weekend.

Due to the impact of the port shutdown and weak buying by dal millers, urad prices in Delhi declined by Rs. 50 per quintal this week. With this decline, the prices ended the week at Rs. 6975 for FAQ and Rs. 7675 for SQ.

Due to sluggish buying and selling, Madhya Pradesh urad prices declined by Rs. 50/100 per quintal during the current week, and with this decline, the prices ended the week at Rs. 5000/7000 in Jabalpur, Rs. 5050/6330 in Kareli, Rs. 4000/5800 in Ganjbasoda and Rs. 6500/7000 per quintal in Indore.

Due to weak buying, urad prices declined by Rs. 50 per quintal in Krishna district and Vijayawada this week, closing the week at Rs. 7150 in Krishna district and Rs. 7150 in Vijayawada. Similarly, Kota urad prices also declined by Rs 50 per quintal this week, closing the week at Rs 4000/6600 per quintal.

Due to the decline in urad prices and weakening demand, urad dal prices declined by Rs 100/200 per quintal this week, closing the week at Rs 8950/10700 in Delhi, Rs 8700/9100 in Bhatapara, Rs 9250 in Jalgaon, Rs 7500/8500 in Meerut, and Rs 9000/12000 per quintal in Indore.