Economic Affairs

An attempt has been made in this study to examine the price spread of minor millets in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Four villages of Jagdalpur block namely Bhatagudai, Turenar, Kalcha and Kumhrawand were selected to collect the required information and the study was confined to three commercial minor millets namely Kodo, Kutki and Ragi. The data were collected for the crop year 2007–08. The total marketing cost paid by the retailers was 32.60 per quintal. The sale price of producer came to 395.00 and 400.00 in channel-I and channel-II respectively. Net price received by producer was being 400.00 in channel-II, which came to 74.90% to consumer price. Net margin received by the retailer was 101.40 per quintal i.e. 18.98% to consumer purchase price. The price paid by consumers for per quintal of minor millets products was calculated 534.00 in Channel-II. Producer's share in consumer rupee was 74.90% in Channel-II of the minor millets.