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A study of seasonal price behaviour and market concentration of maize in Rajasthan
International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics
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A study of seasonal price behaviour and market concentration of maize in Rajasthan
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Sharma, Hemant; Agro-Economic Research Centre, Sardar Patel Univesity, Vallabh Vidyanagar, ANAND (GUJARAT) INDIA Email: sharmah007@gmail.com
Burark, S. S.; Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, UDAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) INDIA |
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Price, Seasonal, Maize, Market, Arrivals
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The paper investigates the price behaviour of maize and market concentration in Nimbahera market of Rajasthan. In view of this the present study was undertaken by collecting monthly wholesale prices of maize in major maize markets of Rajasthan for a period of 12 years (2002 to 2013).The seasonal price index pro ides a measure of the month to month variation in maize prices. Price of maize was found to be highest during off season and lowest during harvest season. Since maize is a Kharif crop, the arrivals were high during October to January. The higher seasonal indices of prices were observed during April to August during which the arrivals were found to be low. The Lorenz ratio was less than 0.5 in Nimbahera market. it can be concluded that the moderate market competitiveness in markets as the arrivals were concentrated among few large traders. The Lorenz ratio 0.49 for maize in Nimbaheda market showing moderate market concentration.
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HIND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
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2015-11-02
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://www.myresearchjournals.com/index.php/IRJAES/article/view/5342
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International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics; Vol 6, No 2 (2015)
2231-6434 2229-7278 |
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eng
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http://www.myresearchjournals.com/index.php/IRJAES/article/view/5342/4898
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