Urad, moong up 300-500 rupees/100 kg on import curbs.

Prices of urad and moong rose 300-500 rupees per 100 kg in key markets after the government capped imports of the pulses at 300,000 tonne a year. The government has imposed restrictions on import to support prices, which continue to remain below the minimum support price.

Delhi chana at 4 months high on urad, moong import curbs.

Prices of chana in Delhi rose to a four-month-high of 5,900 rupees per 100 kg, following the government move to cap the import of urad and moong at 300,000 tonne a year. On the NCDEX, the most-active September contract was up 1.7% from previous close. Prices in both markets Delhi and Bikaner were up 150-200 rupees.

India Jul pulses import at Chennai port down 23% on M-O-M at 57,048 tonne.

Import of pulses at Chennai port fell 22.7% on month to 57,048 tonne in July. Imports of pulses declined in July as domestic prices were lower compared with those in global markets. Demand from millers was also subdued in July which led to the fall in imports. The decline in imports was led by a sharp fall in shipments of tur, moong and urad.

NAFED to auction pulses via NCDEX e-Markets.

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India has offered 385.30 tonne of moong, 23.75 tonne urad, and 3.39 tonne of tur for auction through NCDEX e-Markets. The moong, urad, and tur being offered are stocked at warehouses in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana, respectively.

NCDEX mustard up 1% due to demand ahead of festivals.

Futures contracts of mustard seed on the NCDEX rose over 1% because of high demand from millers ahead of the festival season. The most active September contract of mustard on the NCDEX was up 1.1% from the previous close. The demand from end user consumer rises in the northern and eastern part of the country during the festival, which may support the prices to trade higher in the near term. Prices rose also because of improved demand on the back of lean season of the oilseed. Buying has increased now, as millers fear supplies may fall further in coming days because of lean season. In Rajasthan benchmark market of Jaipur, mustard seed was up 5-10 rupees from previous close.