A study on arrivals and prices of major agricultural commodities at largest APMC in Chhattisgarh

The present study was conducted to examine the behaviour of arrivals and prices of selected agricultural commodities in Bhatapara APMC of Chhattisgarh. This study is based on the secondary data of 10 years from 2013-14 to 2022-23 which was collected from www.agmarknet.gov.in. For the analytical framework, the study utilized time series data to compute the trend and seasonal variations. The linear trend equation and exponential trend is used to study the trend in arrivals and prices and the ratio to moving average method is used to study the seasonal variations. During the study period, the pattern of trend in arrivals and prices was showing an increasing trend in arrivals of paddy while there was a decreasing trend in arrivals of wheat and lathyrus for the reference period (2013-14 to 2022-23). Prices of wheat and lathyrus also increased, while there was an increasing trend in the prices of paddy in the selected market but were found to be non-significant. Paddy arrivals were highest in December, November, and June, while wheat arrivals were highest in May, April, and March. Lathyrus arrivals were highest in March, April, and May, while December had the lowest. September had the highest paddy prices, while January had the highest wheat and lathyrus prices. The seasonal indices for these commodities peak in January.