Lok Sabha Question No. 1627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Remunerative Prices for Agricultural Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1627

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH   MARCH, 2018

## REMUNERATIVE PRICES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

1627.   SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether according to a survey by an autonomous social science research institute, one in every four farmer respondents across all regions of the country said that low prices of crops was their most pressing problem and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the prices of the main agricultural crops during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that the farmers get remunerative prices for their produce?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) A Survey conducted in January 2018 by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies found that one in every four farmer respondents opined that low prices of crops was the most pressing problem for farmers across all regions.

The Problems Faced by Indian Farmers

|                                   |   Farmers opinion (%) |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Not getting right price for crops |                    23 |
| Lack of irrigation facilities     |                    16 |
| Crop failure                      |                    11 |
| Govt. neglect of agriculture      |                     8 |
| High input costs                  |                     6 |
| Farmer suicides                   |                     4 |
| Debt burden                       |                     4 |
| Finding labour                    |                     3 |
| Poor earning through agriculture  |                     2 |
| Low production/yield              |                     2 |
| Not getting loans easily          |                     2 |
| Other problems (<2% each)         |                     8 |
| No response                       |                    11 |

Source: Mood of the Nation (MOTN) 2018

(b): The  all  India  average  monthly  wholesale  prices  of  major  agricultural  commodities  are given at Annexure.

- (c): To facilitate remunerative price to farmers for their farm produce, the Government fixes Minimum Support  Prices  (MSPs)  of  principal  crops  and  conducts  procurement  operations  to stabilize prices. For the perishable and horticultural commodities for which MSPs are not fixed, in  order  to  protect  the  growers  from  distress  sales,  Government  implements  the  Market Intervention Scheme whereby procurement is made on the request of State Governments.

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|                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Rs/Quintal                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Commodities    | JAN                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | FEB                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | MAR                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | APR                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | MAY                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | JUN                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | JUL                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | AUG                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | SEP                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | OCT                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | NOV                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | DEC                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Paddy          | 1575                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1573                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1519                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1499                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1493                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1507                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1489                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1541                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1572                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1535                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1585                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1514                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Rice           | 3037                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3020                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2969                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2931                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3012                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2963                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2934                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2949                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2978                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2975                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2989                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3025                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Bajra          | 1400                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1372                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1384                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1398                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1414                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1402                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1417                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1486                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1470                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1496                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1551                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1568                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Barley         | 1513                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1527                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1406                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1331                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1364                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1336                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1365                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1412                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1518                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1623                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1629                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1627                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Gram           | 3516                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3594                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3685                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4017                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4374                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4463                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4585                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4788                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4851                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5135                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5279                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5245                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Jowar          | 2046                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2086                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1980                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1960                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2062                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2037                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2008                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1890                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1842                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1880                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1950                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2007                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Maize          | 1352                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1382                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1386                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1367                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1353                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1332                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1358                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1381                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1407                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1400                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1453                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1464                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Ragi           | 1984                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1960                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1971                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1946                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1904                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1914                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1933                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1980                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1952                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1932                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2006                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Wheat          | 1760                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1718                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1732                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1702                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1689                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1663                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1680                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1741                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1742                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1842                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1867                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1872                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Arhar Whole    | 5050                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5194                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5165                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5599                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6010                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6275                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6611                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7431                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7834                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8863                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8495                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8777                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| MasurWhole     | 5843                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5909                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5871                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5923                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6646                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6644                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6908                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7053                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6989                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7075                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7084                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6916                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| MoongWhole     | 7477                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7228                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7375                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7340                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7728                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7623                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7547                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7381                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7668                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8322                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8258                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7947                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Urad Whole     | 5839                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5656                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5952                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6287                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7065                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7475                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7444                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7591                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8082                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 10144                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10229                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10153                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Groundnut      | 4253                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4362                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4434                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4613                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4965                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5238                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5056                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5163                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5331                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4552                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4725                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4725                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Copra          | 11181                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10344                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10772                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10614                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 10009                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 9488                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9635                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9179                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8897                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8551                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8240                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7588                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Kardiseed      | 2443                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2408                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2511                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2398                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2403                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2405                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2495                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2358                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2313                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2495                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2370                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2485                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Mustard Seed   | 3932                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3909                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3767                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3702                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3994                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4106                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4098                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4130                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4290                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4636                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4590                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4449                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Nigerseed      | 3953                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4333                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4500                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4700                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5267                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6743                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6450                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7117                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3950                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7300                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7400                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7150                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| SesamumSeed    | 9820                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9444                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9273                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9398                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9349                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9101                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9298                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8713                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8804                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8247                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8177                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 7403                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Soyabean       | 3175                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3198                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3184                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3542                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3680                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3376                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3297                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3216                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3198                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3576                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3595                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3460                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Sunflower Seed | 3013                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3228                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3167                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3056                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3227                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3178                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3180                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3304                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3353                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3554                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3539                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3556                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Cotton/Kapas   | 3890                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3951                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4010                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4156                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4059                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4023                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4091                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4025                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4278                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4272                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4118                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4340                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Jute Raw       | 2997                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3060                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3015                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3161                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3441                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3655                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3553                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3817                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4188                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4348                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4577                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Potato         | 953                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 795                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3030                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 894                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 962                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 883                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 899                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1032                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1035                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 965                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Onion          | 1943                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1854                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 743                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 697                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 743                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2483                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3075                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4426                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4294                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3478                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2708                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2136                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| Tomato         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1498                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1950                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1886                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|                | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Commodities    | JAN    | FEB    | MAR    | APR    | MAY    | JUN    | JUL    | AUG    | SEP    | OCT    | NOV    | DEC    |
| Paddy          | 1497   | 1505   | 1510   | 1518   | 1527   | 1586   | 1630   | 1625   | 1631   | 1678   | 1691   | 1684   |
| Rice           | 3005   | 2987   | 2966   | 3005   | 3057   | 3114   | 3167   | 3166   | 3201   | 3214   | 3214   | 3244   |
| Bajra          | 1642   | 1691   | 1767   | 1831   | 1861   | 1814   | 1837   | 1840   | 1707   | 1617   | 1697   | 1684   |
| Barley         | 1573   | 1645   | 1578   | 1667   | 1644   | 1679   | 1718   | 1701   | 1698   | 1745   | 1797   | 1786   |
| Gram           | 4973   | 4882   | 4819   | 5521   | 5859   | 6411   | 8015   | 7612   | 8543   | 9408   | 9155   | 8985   |
| Jowar          | 1962   | 2024   | 1952   | 1921   | 2099   | 2092   | 2092   | 1970   | 1995   | 1926   | 2078   | 2302   |
| Maize          | 1567   | 1517   | 1498   | 1488   | 1530   | 1602   | 1663   | 1655   | 1663   | 1573   | 1574   | 1557   |
| Ragi           | 2020   | 2040   | 2038   | 2174   | 2203   | 2106   | 2118   | 2084   | 2076   | 2433   | 2807   | 2820   |
| Wheat          | 1889   | 1912   | 1911   | 1901   | 1878   | 1917   | 1932   | 1922   | 1945   | 1990   | 2105   | 2114   |
| Arhar Whole    | 8568   | 8191   | 8190   | 8768   | 8265   | 8378   | 8188   | 7260   | 6960   | 6892   | 6492   | 5552   |
| Masur Whole    | 6827   | 6071   | 6418   | 6783   | 6904   | 6929   | 6998   | 6636   | 6566   | 6293   | 6150   | 5908   |
| Moong Whole    | 7660   | 7601   | 7544   | 7732   | 7433   | 7234   | 6825   | 6240   | 5915   | 5915   | 5894   | 5781   |
| Urad Whole     | 10045  | 10364  | 10292  | 11170  | 11266  | 11449  | 11167  | 10358  | 9483   | 8944   | 8515   | 7956   |
| Groundnut      | 4763   | 4807   | 4969   | 5382   | 5523   | 5558   | 5779   | 5579   | 5334   | 4720   | 4780   | 5030   |
| Copra          | 6610   | 6800   | 6026   | 6815   | 6252   | 5832   | 5654   | 6290   | 6296   | 6289   | 6422   | 6845   |
| Kardiseed      | 2510   | 2435   | 2415   | 2263   | 2471   | 2563   | 2619   | 2588   | 2490   | 2675   | 2608   | 2625   |
| Mustard Seed   | 4330   | 4106   | 3991   | 4214   | 4241   | 4320   | 4439   | 4523   | 4460   | 4450   | 4446   | 4387   |
| Nigerseed      | 6600   | 5733   | 6650   | 6200   | 6100   | 6000   | 6050   | 5900   | 5900   | 5900   | 5900   | 5567   |
| Sesamum Seed   | 7654   | 7017   | 7322   | 8275   | 7874   | 7818   | 7864   | 8239   | 7964   | 7665   | 7535   | 7627   |
| Soyabean       | 3355   | 3308   | 3411   | 3802   | 3645   | 3739   | 3656   | 3518   | 3101   | 3002   | 2822   | 2850   |
| Sunflower Seed | 3532   | 3544   | 3508   | 3410   | 3378   | 3316   | 3289   | 3396   | 3358   | 3362   | 3170   | 3174   |
| Cotton/Kapas   | 4471   | 4313   | 4297   | 4516   | 4574   | 4960   | 5379   | 5570   | 5249   | 4744   | 4830   | 4954   |
| Jute Raw       | 4798   | 5026   | 5215   | 5268   | 5277   | 5326   | 5038   | 4011   | 4168   | 4113   | 4110   | 4021   |
| Potato         | 844    | 917    | 966    | 1179   | 1402   | 1578   | 1679   | 1701   | 1593   | 1508   | 1290   | 856    |
| Onion          | 1684   | 1343   | 1186   | 1248   | 1266   | 1341   | 1249   | 1171   | 1078   | 1160   | 1301   | 1248   |
| Tomato         | 1277   | 964    | 998    | 1600   | 2365   | 3114   | 2125   | 1308   | 1548   | 1435   | 1292   | 921    |

|                | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Commodities    | JAN    | FEB    | MAR    | APR    | MAY    | JUN    | JUL    | AUG    | SEP    | OCT    | NOV    | DEC    |
| Paddy          | 1647   | 1673   | 1682   | 1653   | 1646   | 1694   | 1715   | 1721   | 1725   | 1718   | 1737   | 1716   |
| Rice           | 3253   | 3342   | 3361   | 3345   | 3363   | 3362   | 3392   | 3348   | 3380   | 3409   | 3354   | 3340   |
| Bajra          | 1712   | 1688   | 1696   | 1715   | 1686   | 1614   | 1661   | 1638   | 1521   | 1504   | 1492   | 1472   |
| Barley         | 1869   | 1851   | 1649   | 1567   | 1519   | 1498   | 1529   | 1507   | 1540   | 1552   | 1572   | 1618   |
| Gram           | 7695   | 6552   | 6119   | 6154   | 6131   | 5818   | 5792   | 5978   | 6130   | 5861   | 5666   | 5317   |
| Jowar          | 2186   | 2210   | 2184   | 2152   | 2182   | 2211   | 2225   | 2262   | 2070   | 2038   | 2051   | 2188   |
| Maize          | 1581   | 1605   | 1575   | 1592   | 1628   | 1614   | 1558   | 1587   | 1507   | 1472   | 1461   | 1473   |
| Ragi           | 2959   | 3166   | 3111   | 3098   | 2978   | 2923   | 3193   | 3242   | 2961   | 2842   | 2720   | 2715   |
| Wheat          | 2112   | 2047   | 1952   | 1946   | 1923   | 1923   | 1920   | 1895   | 1897   | 1901   | 1912   | 1924   |
| Arhar Whole    | 5240   | 4891   | 4927   | 4766   | 4452   | 4270   | 4182   | 4510   | 4354   | 4283   | 4266   | 4357   |
| Masur Whole    | 5613   | 5233   | 5309   | 5080   | 4940   | 4668   | 4443   | 4593   | 4540   | 4400   | 4361   | 4273   |
| Moong Whole    | 5558   | 5475   | 5534   | 5517   | 5426   | 5132   | 4976   | 5230   | 5137   | 5145   | 5153   | 5329   |
| Urad Whole     | 7690   | 6921   | 6795   | 6620   | 6576   | 6252   | 5999   | 6228   | 5889   | 5599   | 5442   | 5396   |
| Groundnut      | 4995   | 4945   | 5286   | 5304   | 5228   | 4731   | 4754   | 4610   | 4311   | 4237   | 4391   | 4367   |
| Copra          | 7848   | 7595   | 8030   | 8059   | 8483   | 8333   | 9168   | 10054  | 11708  | 11682  | 12427  | 13193  |
| Kardiseed      | 2738   | 2660   | 2774   | 2758   | 3027   | 3138   | 3265   | 3375   | 3334   | 3221   | 3176   | 3140   |
| Mustard Seed   | 4240   | 4057   | 3896   | 3943   | 3932   | 3870   | 3942   | 3992   | 3977   | 3993   | 4024   | 4106   |
| Nigerseed      | 5567   | 5700   | 5700   | 5683   | 5767   | 5823   | 5800   | 5783   | 5803   | 5828   | 5777   | 5733   |
| Sesamum Seed   | 7002   | 7081   | 7235   | 7143   | 7003   | 6844   | 6843   | 7342   | 7341   | 7281   | 7709   | 7829   |
| Soyabean       | 2929   | 2868   | 2877   | 2898   | 2905   | 2925   | 2987   | 2961   | 2910   | 2888   | 2976   | 3079   |
| Sunflower Seed | 3248   | 3124   | 3013   | 2967   | 2964   | 2905   | 2845   | 2877   | 2871   | 2854   | 2949   | 2881   |
| Cotton/Kapas   | 5489   | 5383   | 5362   | 5072   | 4805   | 4498   | 4834   | 4955   | 4406   | 4390   | 4530   | 4975   |
| Jute Raw       | 4094   | 4117   | 3794   | 3576   | 3506   | 3528   | 3298   | 3414   | 3423   | 3414   | 3321   | 3265   |
| Potato         | 730    | 692    | 674    | 771    | 843    | 872    | 958    | 918    | 865    | 977    | 905    | 834    |
| Onion          | 1191   | 1284   | 1320   | 1478   | 1682   | 2089   | 1846   | 2825   | 2478   | 3303   | 4360   | 3581   |
| Tomato         | 1032   | 1137   | 1254   | 895    | 970    | 2943   | 5576   | 3866   | 1822   | 3244   | 3686   | 1349   |

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