Economic Analysis of Arrivals and Prices of Pomegranate in Solapur District of Maharashtra

Abstract

"The price behaviour of different agricultural commodities and the responsiveness of market arrivals to the price movement to reduce the gap in market arrival mark the need for analyzing the market arrivals and prices. This study is based on the secondary data of 15 years from 2005-06 to 2019-20 which was collected from APMC Solapur and APMC Pandharpur in Solapur district. For the analytical framework, the Exponential Regression Equation was used to study the trend in arrivals and prices. During the study period, in Solapur market, arrival was highest in August and the lowest in April. Pandharpur market observed maximum arrival in July whereas the lowest arrival in February. In terms of prices, Solapur market witnessed maximum price per quintal in September whereas minimum price per quintal in May. Pandharpur market recorded highest price per quintal of Pomegranate in February and the lowest price per quintal in November. During the study period, Solapur market witnessed highest positive growth rate whereas Pandharpur market reported a non-significant growth in terms of arrival among the selected markets. In terms of prices, Solapur market showed a positive and significant growth rate while Pandharpur market observed a negative and non-significant growth during the study period. The main season for arrivals of the pomegranate in both markets was from August to December."