Market Arrivals and Price Behaviour of Some Selected Crops: A Study from Major Markets of Assam

Background: Spices and vegetables are important components of our daily food routine. Prices for these crops fluctuate based on the demand and supply of the crops. The study was undertaken to examine the market arrivals and their variability with the changes in price for the selected spices and vegetable crops (Chilly, Ginger, Potato and Tomato) from the major markets (Barpeta, Jorhat, Kamrup and Nalbari) of Assam. Methods: The primary data of agricultural market intelligence unit (AMIU), Assam agricultural university, Jorhat was utilized for this study. The secondary data were collected from various published sources about the area, production and productivity of the selected crops from 2001-02 to 2020-2021. Compound growth rate analysis, Coefficient of variation and correlation coefficient were calculated to analyse the collected data. Result: The findings reflected that Chilly, Ginger and Potato crops have the highest variability in the arrival to the markets of the Barpeta district. While, Chilly and Potato reflected the lowest variability in the markets of Jorhat. From the point of price variability, it was observed that the highest price variability in chilly was observed for the markets of Kamurp, while for ginger, it was observed in the markets of Jorhat.