Arrival and Price Fluctuations of Pulse Crops in Marathwada Region of Maharashtra State

Arrival of and price fluctuations in major pulse crops in Marathwada region of Maharashtra State was studied with an objectives, firstly, to know the pattern of market arrivals and prices of major pulse crops and secondly, to identify the seasonality in arrivals and prices. The study revealed that, there is an inverse relationship between arrivals and prices of pigeon pea andchickpea cropsover the yearsin Latur and Hingoli markets. Arrivals of pigeon pea in Latur market were seasonal (January to May), Maximum arrivals of pigeonpea was recorded in the month of January followed by February and March. The price index of pigeonpea was highest in the month of November with high coefficient of variation (176.25) indicating non surety of getting higher prices during this months. In chickpea, the highest arrival index was observed in the month of March followed by April. The price index was seen highest during the month of October followed by November with lower coefficient of variation value indicating that, the farmer should adjust their sale pattern of chickpea in the month of October and November for profitable marketing.