Mung Beans Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Mung beans, also called green gram or moong, are small green pulses eaten as whole beans, split dal, sprouts and noodle starch. India is the largest producer, with 4.49 million tonnes of moong in 2025-26 and Rajasthan holding about 72 percent of kharif output. Myanmar produces about 650,000 tonnes a year and Australia about 120,000 tonnes.

Indian mandi prices were USD 766 per tonne in Khammam in March, about USD 804 in May and USD 725 in June. New-season Rajasthan arrivals averaged USD 737 in early September, then rose to a range of USD 794 to USD 878 and to USD 831 by mid-September. In October the national average was USD 886 and the modal price USD 875, against a support price of USD 923.5. Myanmar green mung held at USD 820 to USD 840 FOB Yangon in September.

Mung Beans Prices in October 2026

Mung bean prices averaged USD 886 per tonne in India in October 2026, up from USD 725 in June but about 4 percent below the support price of USD 923.5 per tonne.

• Weak monsoon: Rainfall was about 15 percent below normal nationally in mid-September, northwest India was expected to end 21 to 40 percent in deficit, and half of Rajasthan faced severe deficits, lowering kharif yield prospects.
• Lower sowing: All-India moong sowing fell 3.43 percent to 3.33 million hectares by mid-September and Haryana acreage fell 41.8 percent, although Rajasthan arrivals of about 63,000 tonnes since September were ten times last year's pace.
• Support-price procurement: The Centre cleared 55,266 tonnes of moong for kharif 2026-27 procurement in September, including 38,250 tonnes in Karnataka, 10,766 in Telangana and 6,250 in Uttar Pradesh, while the support price rose only 0.14 percent.
• Government stocks: Central pool moong stocks were estimated at 780,000 to 880,000 tonnes, and NAFED sold old stock at about USD 678 per tonne, which capped the Rajasthan rally despite the weak crop outlook.

Supplier news: NAFED and NCCF buy only on state request, which delayed Rajasthan procurement in September and left prices about 15 percent below the support price, a risk to sowing next season. Myanmar's merchants association reported exports of over 1 million tonnes of beans, pulses, maize and sesame in April to June, worth over USD 538 million. Australian exporters ship through Brisbane and Gladstone from a crop near 120,000 tonnes.

Mung Beans Price Forecast for 2026

The abundant harvest arrivals and comfortable carryover inventories that have pressured prices lower across every market tracked show some sign of persisting, which points toward continued softness through H2 2026. Export demand from Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern buyers would need to recover meaningfully to reverse the current downward trend.

A weather disruption affecting Indian kharif or rabi harvests, or a sharp recovery in export demand, could be what pushes prices back above this forecast. Continued abundant supply and muted export interest could be what keeps the market closer to the lower end instead.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Mung Beans Prices Q2 2026:

• United States: USD 4,750.00/MT
• Germany: USD 4,290.00/MT
• Japan: USD 1,660.00/MT
• India: USD 1,040.00/MT

Mung Beans Prices in United States

The United States stayed the priciest market tracked by a wide margin, though the price eased from about USD 4,911.00/MT to near USD 4,750.00/MT, a decline of just above 3.3%. It was reduced procurement from food processors working through carryover inventories, together with moderating import freight rates, that gave the market room to ease further.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q2 2026 in United States?

Distributors have favored turnover efficiency over speculative volume this quarter, and it is this cautious purchasing behavior, combined with moderating container freight rates compressing landed costs for bulk importers, that appears to explain the continued United States decline, with the ethnic food segment offtake holding at baseline levels without triggering any restocking acceleration.

Mung Beans Prices in Germany

The German price eased from about USD 4,407.00/MT to near USD 4,290.00/MT, a decline of just above 2.7%. It was continued moderate demand, together with adequate import availability, that gave the market room to ease.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Import availability has stayed adequate this quarter, and it is this supply comfort, combined with demand that has not shown strong growth, that has kept German pricing on the same gradual downward path seen across most of the markets tracked here this year.

Mung Beans Prices in Japan

The Japanese price eased from about USD 1,700.00/MT to near USD 1,660.00/MT, a decline of just above 2.4%. It was cautious volume commitments from urban cold-chain distribution networks, together with currency shifts affecting import expenses, that gave the market room to ease.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q2 2026 in Japan?

Buyers across Tokyo and Osaka's urban cold-chain distribution networks have maintained cautious volume commitments below prior-year levels, and it is this restrained purchasing, combined with yen-yuan currency shifts introducing marginal cost variability, that has kept Japanese pricing on its gradual downward path even as port handling at Yokohama and Kobe has stayed efficient.

Mung Beans Prices in India

The Indian price eased from about USD 1,066.00/MT to near USD 1,040.00/MT, a decline of just above 2.4%. It was continued abundant harvest arrivals, together with muted export inquiries, that gave the market room to ease further.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q2 2026 in India?

Export inquiries from Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern buyers have stayed muted this quarter, and it is this softer external demand, combined with abundant arrivals continuing to reach wholesale mandis, that has kept Indian pricing on its downward path, easing competition among traders considerably.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Mung Beans Prices Q1 2026:

• United States: USD 4,911.00/MT
• Germany: USD 4,407.00/MT
• Japan: USD 1,700.00/MT
• India: USD 1,066.00/MT

Mung Beans Prices in United States

The price eased to close to USD 4,911.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 3.7% from Q4 2025. It was sufficient supply and reduced demand from food processing and retail sectors, together with strong carryover inventory levels, that pressured the market lower.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q1 2026 in United States?

Strong inventory levels from previous harvest cycles contributed to adequate availability entering the year, and domestic consumption remained stable but lacked strong growth, and it was this combination, meeting export demand that showed moderation, that drove the continued United States decline.

Mung Beans Prices in Germany

The price eased to close to USD 4,407.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 3.1% from Q4 2025. It was sufficient import availability, together with moderate demand growth, that pressured the market lower.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

Import availability stayed sufficient relative to demand entering the year, and it was this adequacy, meeting consumption that held steady without accelerating, that drove the German decline.

Mung Beans Prices in Japan

The price eased to close to USD 1,700.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 2.9% from Q4 2025. It was structured contracts and efficient port handling maintaining strong product availability, together with foodservice demand offering no uplift, that pressured the market lower.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q1 2026 in Japan?

Structured contracts and efficient port handling at major Japanese ports maintained strong product availability entering the year, and it was this supply comfort, meeting foodservice demand that offered no meaningful uplift, that drove the Japanese decline.

Mung Beans Prices in India

The price eased to close to USD 1,066.00/MT in Q1 2026, a decline of just above 2.2% from Q4 2025. It was robust kharif and rabi output reaching wholesale mandis, together with tepid household consumption growth, that pressured the market lower.

Why did the price of Mung Beans change in Q1 2026 in India?

Robust kharif and rabi output reached wholesale mandis in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra this quarter, and favorable agricultural conditions supported consistent crop arrivals, and it was this ample supply, meeting household consumption that grew only at a tepid pace, that drove the Indian decline.

Quarterly Mung Beans Price Trends

This market eased through 2025 before continuing that decline into 2026. Close to USD 3,230.00/MT in Q1 2025 slid to about USD 3,180.00/MT, near USD 3,130.00/MT, and close to USD 3,122.00/MT by Q4, before continuing lower to about USD 3,021.00/MT in Q1 2026 and near USD 2,940.00/MT in Q2. That is a decline of roughly 9.0% across the window, with abundant supply and moderating demand driving nearly every step lower.

What was Mung Beans Price in 2025?

It was strong domestic production in India, meeting adequate carryover inventories and moderate import demand across the United States, Germany, and Japan, that drove the consistent 2025 decline. The global average opened near USD 3,230.00/MT in Q1 and eased to close to USD 3,122.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 3.3% for the year, with the softening trend continuing into 2026.

Mung Beans Prices in United States in 2025

The United States price eased from about USD 5,250.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 5,098.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 2.9% for the year, even as it held the highest absolute cost among the four markets tracked throughout. It was steady but unremarkable demand from food processing, health-focused, and ethnic food sectors, meeting supply that stayed generally sufficient, that defined the gradual softening through 2025.

Mung Beans Prices in Germany in 2025

The German price eased from about USD 4,700.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 4,550.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 3.2% for the year. It was steady but unremarkable demand, meeting generally adequate import availability, that defined the gradual softening through 2025.

Mung Beans Prices in Japan in 2025

The Japanese price eased from about USD 1,820.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,750.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 3.8% for the year. It was cautious import volume management, meeting foodservice demand that stayed flat, that defined the gradual softening through 2025.

Mung Beans Prices in India in 2025

The Indian price eased from about USD 1,150.00/MT in Q1 2025 to near USD 1,090.00/MT by Q4, a decline of just above 5.2% for the year, the sharpest annual decline among the four markets tracked. It was strong domestic production and steady supply availability, meeting demand from household consumption and food processing that remained stable but did not expand significantly, that drove the sustained softening through 2025.

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