A Geographical Analysis of Agricultural Commodities Arrival in the Regulated Markets in Murshidabad District

Regulated markets are the markets which are controlled and governed by the state government authorities. The regulated market centres are the primary locations for the transaction of marketed surpluses of agricultural commodities. The arrival intensity of the surpluses varies from one geographical area to another. In the Murshidabad district, a large number of producer-sellers depend on regulated markets to sell their agricultural outputs. The main objectives of the present study are- to evaluate the trends and pattern of agricultural surpluses arrivals and to present a geographical analysis of the intensity of agricultural commodities arrivals in the regulated markets in Murshidabad district. The study is based on secondary sources of data. The study analyzes the market arrivals of paddy, Wheat, Mustard, Jute, Potato and pulses in the five major regulated markets of the district. Statistical tools like Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) and linear regression have been used for detailed analysis. The study finds that the CAGR of market arrival of Mustard and Potato is positive in the majority of markets during the study period. In contrast, it recorded negative growth for Wheat and pulses. The long-run linear regression output also shows that the market arrivals of paddy decreased during the study periods in the selected regulated markets.