Market Arrivals and Prices of Paddy in Major Markets of Telangana State

The study was conducted to investigate the price behaviour of paddy and the relationship between market arrivals and prices in Suryapeta and Tirumalagiri markets of Telangana. In view of this the present study was undertaken by collecting monthly wholesale prices and arrivals of paddy in both the markets of Telangana for a period of 5 years (2015 to 2019). The seasonal price index provides a measure of the month to month variation in paddy prices. The price indices were lowest in the month of November in suryapeta markets where as Tirumalagiri market in price indices were lowest in the month of December. The study concluded that there was an inverse relationship between market arrivals and the prices.