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Chickpeas
Trade dossier.

Chickpea trade splits into desi/bengal gram, Kabuli chana and processed chana dal, each with separate physical and buyer specifications.

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Core originMadhya Pradesh, with Rajasthan and Maharashtra as major competing/adjacent corridors
Processing hubIndore and Central India pulse-milling network
Product tracksDesi gram · Kabuli chana · chana dal · besan/processed gram
Commercial lensVariety + size + moisture + damage + processing yield + buyer specification
01 / ORIGIN

Central India
pulse corridor.

MP origin is screened through the pulse-processing network rather than as a generic farm commodity. Indore is the primary commercial node in this desk.

OriginGovernment statistics maintain a dedicated gram area/production/yield series for major producing states.
ProcessingFresh Grain & Spices reports 500+ ton/day processing and automated Kabuli Chana plants in Indore.
QualificationRaw gram, Kabuli and chana dal remain separate product records.
02 / SPECIFICATION

Grade before
price.

AGMARK's Bengal Gram post-harvest framework provides the reference quality architecture; buyer-specific limits must control the transaction.

Whole gramType/variety · size/count · moisture · foreign matter · damaged/insect-damaged · weevilled · splits · crop year · origin.
KabuliCalibre/count, colour, moisture, damage, foreign matter, sorting and crop year are commercial variables.
Chana dalSplit/dehulled yield, appearance, size uniformity, moisture, foreign matter, FSSAI compliance, packing and shelf life.
03 / DAM TRADING EDGE

Match the
processed specification.

Institutional demand frequently buys chana dal rather than raw gram. The commercial opportunity is therefore origin-to-mill matching plus specification-controlled finished-product supply.

  • Qualify origin and processor.
  • Confirm exact form and grade.
  • Verify current lot and COA.
  • Match delivery, packing and economics.
04 / DEMAND

Chhattisgarh
institutional pull.

2026 Home/Jail Department procurement repeatedly specified chana dal in Chhattisgarh, creating a useful downstream market for qualified Central India processors.

GEM / CHHATTISGARH1,600-unit Chana Dal bid ↗Central Jail / Home Department signal, September 2026.GEM / AWARD2,500-unit Chana Dal award ↗Shukla Suppliers won the June 2026 procurement.GOVERNMENT OF INDIAGram production series ↗Official state-level area, production and yield record.
05 / QUALIFICATION

Research complete.
Qualification active.

Origin-side processors are evidenced but no current saleable lot has been independently verified.

P1Fresh Grain & Spices · Aditya Enterprises
Demand-sideShukla Suppliers · Shukla and Company · Rajkumar and Brothers are evidenced through institutional procurement competition.
GateCurrent lot → quantity → grade → COA → authority → price → delivery → payment → inspection.