Year: 2016 | Month: March | Volume 61 | Issue 1
Trend and seasonal analysis of wheat in selected market of Sriganganagar district
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2016.00017.6
Abstract:
In view of this the present study was undertaken by collecting monthly wholesale prices of wheat in Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan .This study was based on the secondary data on arrival and prices of wheat in A.P.M.C., Sriganganagar, Sadulsahar, Gharsana, Anupgarh, Vijaynagar, Suratgarh,Gajsinghpur,Karanpur and Raisinghnagar for the period of 10 years i.e. from 2005 upto 2014. In the analysis all the selected markets showed positive trend in prices. The seasonal price index pro ides a measure of the month to month variation in wheat prices. Price of wheat was found to be highest during off season and lowest during harvest season. Since wheat is a rabi crop, the arrivals were high during March to May. The higher seasonal indices of prices were observed during December to February during which the arrivals were found to be low.
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