Traders said fall in demand from retailers against adequate stocks position on increased supplies in the market after the goverment took steps to curb prices, kept pressure on gram and a few other pulses prices.
Meanwhile, India has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mozambique to import 3,75,000 tonnes of pulses during 2016-19.
Government yesterday directed state-run MMTC to import further 30,000 tonnes of tur and urad for the buffer stock, which is being sold in the open market at a highly subsidised rates to provide relief to consumers.
Urad and its dal chilka local also remained under pressure fell further Rs 100 each to Rs 8,900-10,300 and Rs 9,100-9,200 per quintal respectively.
Its dal best quality and dhoya followed suit and enquired lower by a similar margin to Rs 9,200-9,700 and Rs 9,600-9,900 per quintal respectively.
In line with overall trend, peas white and green moved down by Rs 100 each to Rs 3,700-3,725 and Rs 3,900-4,000 per quintal respectively.
Moth too finished lower by Rs 50 to Rs 5,150-5,550 per quintal.
Urad Rs 8,900-10,300, Urad Chilka (local) Rs 9,100-9,200, Urad best Rs 9,200-9,700, Dhoya Rs 9,600-9,900, Moong Rs 5,100-5,600, Dal Moong Chilka local Rs 5,650-6,050, Moong Dhoya local Rs 6,050-6,550 and best quality Rs 6,550-6,750.
Masoor small Rs 6,000-6,200, bold Rs 6,050-6,250, Dal Masoor local Rs 6,450-6,950, best quality Rs 6,550-7,050, Malka local Rs 7,100-7,400, best Rs 7,200-7,500, Moth Rs 5,150-5,550, Arhar Rs 7,700, Dal Arhar Dara Rs 10,500-12,200.
Gram Rs 8,000-8,200, Gram dal (local) Rs 8,400-8,600, best quality Rs 8,700-8,800, Besan (35 kg), Shakti Bhog Rs 3,720, Rajdhani Rs 3,720, Rajma Chitra Rs 5,300-6,450, Kabuli Gram small Rs 9,900-10,300, Dabra Rs 2,700-2,800, Imported Rs 4,700-5,100, Lobia Rs 5,400-5,600, Peas white Rs 3,700-3,725 and green Rs 3,900-4,000.
