9  Lentil (Masoor)

Figure 9.1: Price and Arrivals of lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2018

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of lentil during 2018 were 1548.242 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 209.9 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.004 000’ quintals were in the district of Khandwa. The average price of lentil in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 3149.55 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 3787.08 per quintal was reported from the district of Seoni and the minimum price of Rs. 1275 per quintal was reported from the district of Khandwa.

Figure 9.2: Price and Arrivals of lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2019

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of lentil during 2019 were 1603.765 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 250.78 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.026 000’ quintals were in the district of Morena. The average price of lentil in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 3802.72 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 4059.21 per quintal was reported from the district of Indore and the minimum price of Rs. 3009.26 per quintal was reported from the district of Harda.

Figure 9.3: Price and Arrivals of lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2020

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of lentil during 2020 were 1678.264 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 291.866 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.026 000’ quintals were in the district of Khandwa. The average price of lentil in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 4696.83 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 5118.03 per quintal was reported from the district of Satna and the minimum price of Rs. 3167.88 per quintal was reported from the district of Indore.

Figure 9.4: Price and Arrivals of lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2021

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals during 2021 were 3781.681 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 666.068 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.001 000’ quintals were in the district of Khandwa. The average price in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 5286.18 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 5959.9 per quintal was reported from the district of Katni and the minimum price of Rs. 3584.77 per quintal was reported from the district of Morena.

Figure 9.5: Price and Arrivals of Lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh before COVID-19 outbreak

Figure 9.6: Price and Arrivals of Lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh during COVID-19 outbreak

Figure 9.7: Production of Lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2018-19

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Lentil during 2018-19 was 329311 tonnes. The highest production of 74801 tonnes were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported production of 0 tonnes were in the district of Alirajpur .

Figure 9.8: Production of Lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2019-20

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Lentil during 2019-20 was 294270 tonnes. The highest production of 50876 tonnes were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported production of 0 tonnes were in the district of Alirajpur .

Figure 9.9: Production of Lentil across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2020-21

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Lentil during 2020-21 was 615949 tonnes. The highest production of 86371 tonnes were reported in the district of Sagar and the lowest reported production of 0 tonnes were in the district of Alirajpur .

Figure 9.10: Categorization of Lentil Markets based on Average Price and Arrivals of Lentil

Table 9.1: Average values of production, arrivals and price of Lentil across different categories of markets of Lentil in Madhya Pradesh (2018-21)
Category Production
(Tonnes)
Arrivals
(Tonnes)
Price
(Rs. per quintal)
% of Arrivals
to Production
High Price - High Arrivals 21558 10013 4721 46.45
High Price - Low Arrivals 8298 1040 4587 12.53
Low Price - High Arrivals 6115 5029 4179 82.25
Low Price - Low Arrivals 1214 813 3794 67.01