Behaviour of Market Arrivals and Prices of Ragi in Karnataka

Author: Vennila M. and C. Murthy

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Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the arrivals and prices behaviour of ragi in Karnataka which was based on the secondary data from Jan 2007 to Dec 2020. Nagamangala, Bengaluru and Arsikere markets for ragi were selected for the study and computed trend in arrivals and prices with seasonal variations and constraint faced by the ragi growers. The result revealed that annual growth is increase in price of ragi every year was observed to be high in case of Bengaluru market with ` 202.52 per followed by Nagamangala market with ` 144.27 per quintal and Arsikere market with ` 131.36 per quintal. The reason for the behavior in arrivals in the selected markets is on account of huge transaction in the selected markets. It is because of the selected market doesn’t depend on the districts in which highest area under ragi is observed. The prices of ragi showed increasing trending in all the selected markets which may be due to increase in consumption due to its nutritional value, which

Keywords

Trend, Seasonal Indices, Arrivals and Price behaviour, Co-efficient of variation.

Conclusion

The area and production of ragi have made rapid strides in the country. The result revealed that annual increase in price of ragi every year was observed to be high in case of Bengaluru market with ` 202.52 per quintal followed by Nagamangala market with ` 144.27 per quintal and Arsikere market with ` 131.36 per quintal. The reason for the different behavior in arrivals in the selected markets is on account of huge transaction in the selected markets. The prices of ragi showed increasing trend in all the selected markets which may be due to increase in awareness about its nutritional value, which in turn increases the demand for ragi coupled with the inflationary trend in the prices of ragi compared to other millets. The study concludes that the involvement of market stakeholders is high in the major markets due to high demand for ragi from the point of processors. Fluctuation in market price followed by high margin of middlemen and inadequate storage was identified as the major constr

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How to cite this article

Vennila M. and Murthy, C. (2021). Behaviour of Market Arrivals and Prices of Ragi in Karnataka. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 13(3): 567-572.