8  Chickpea (Gram/Bengal gram/Chana)

Figure 8.1: Price and Arrivals of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2018

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of Chickpea during 2018 were 2062.133 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 580.033 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Dhar and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.01 000’ quintals were in the district of Gwalior. The average price of chickpea in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 4776.25 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 5386.56 per quintal was reported from the district of Dhar and the minimum price of Rs. 2715.25 per quintal was reported from the district of Chhatarpur .

Figure 8.2: Price and Arrivals of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2019

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of Chickpea during 2019 were 1916.851 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 370.118 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Indore and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.01 000’ quintals were in the district of Morena. The average price of Chickpea in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 4899.62 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 5177.16 per quintal was reported from the district of Dhar and the minimum price of Rs. 3615 per quintal was reported from the district of Seoni.

Figure 8.3: Price and Arrivals of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2020

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of Chickpea during 2020 were 4540.238 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 758.06 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Vidisha and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.045 000’ quintals were in the district of Singrauli. The average price of Chickpea in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 4230.34 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 4875 per quintal was reported from the district of Mandla and the minimum price of Rs. 2819.29 per quintal was reported from the district of Indore.

Figure 8.4: Price and Arrivals of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2021

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of Chickpea during 2021 were 8619.352 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 788.121 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Khargone and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.016 000’ quintals were in the district of Anuppur. The average price of Chickpea in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 4748.6 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 5250.97 per quintal was reported from the district of Dewas and the minimum price of Rs. 3000 per quintal was reported from the district of Anuppur.

Figure 8.5: Price and Arrivals of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh before COVID-19 outbreak

Figure 8.6: Price and Arrivals of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh during COVID-19 outbreak

Figure 8.7: Production of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2018-19

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Chickpea during 2018-19 was 3997699 tonnes. The highest production of 325621 tonnes were reported in the district of Dewas and the lowest reported production of 2916 tonnes were in the district of Bhind.

Figure 8.8: Production of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2019-20

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Chickpea during 2019-20 was 3062879 tonnes. The highest production of 206992 tonnes were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported production of 1609 tonnes were in the district of Bhind.

Figure 8.9: Production of Chickpea across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2020-21

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Chickpea during 2020-21 was 3589570 tonnes. The highest production of 218750 tonnes were reported in the district of Raisen and the lowest reported production of 3350 tonnes were in the district of Niwari.

Figure 8.10: Categorization of Chickpea Markets based on Average Price and Arrivals of Chickpea

Table 8.1: Average values of production, arrivals and price of Chickpea across different categories of markets of Chickpea in Madhya Pradesh (2019-21)
Category Production
(Tonnes)
Arrivals
(Tonnes)
Price
(Rs. per quintal)
% of Arrivals
to Production
High Price - High Arrivals 102230 73942 4725 72.33
High Price - Low Arrivals 41724 5679 4786 13.61
Low Price - High Arrivals 116894 63789 4477 54.57
Low Price - Low Arrivals 46343 8244 4153 17.78