1University College of Agriculture, GKU, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India
2Department of Agricultural Economics, University College of Agriculture, GKU, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab, India
3Department of Statistics, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, India
*Corresponding author: priyankanit27@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0009-0003-1406-0135)
Online published on 7 May, 2025.
Soybean cultivation in Amravati district has grown significantly as soybean has been labeled as major crop in the district. Farmers sell their produce majority in local markets situated at the Taluka places. The economy of Amravati farmers did not allow them to sell their produce at Ahmednagar, Nandurbar, latur, Kolhapur, Jalgaon markets. The issue of market arrival and prices needs to be handled critically because the arrival indices for soybean in selected APMC’s are maximum during the months of October-December every year, resulting in price indices substantially below 100. As such farmers are not benefited much by soybean cultivation. The price behaviour of soybean also indicated exactly identical picture where in the lowest prices with higher arrival. The price indices in selected APMC’s were above 100 during the months of February-May every year. However during peak arrival prices were 62%of the price index indicating farmers are substantially at loss selling their produce immediately after harvest. This cycle needs to be broken such that Amravati district farmers will get optimum price for their produce.
⓿ Soybean cultivation is increased in study area and it is now an important crop in Amravati district
⓿ Farmer sell their produce mainly in local markets at taluka place.
⓿ When soybean arrivals in market are high then prices were low. So farmer should sell their produce during Ferbuary-March when price stability was observed in markets.
Soybean cultivation, Local markets, Taluka places, E-choupal, Storage facilities
