5  Maize

Figure 5.1: Price and Arrivals of Maize across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2019

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of Maize during 2019 were 5634.879 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 1061.43 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Chhindwara and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.013 000’ quintals were in the district of Tikamgarh. The average price of Maize in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 1767.4 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 1911.39 per quintal was reported from the district of Chhindwara and the minimum price of Rs. 1530.12 per quintal was reported from the district of Anuppur.

Figure 5.2: Price and Arrivals of Maize across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2020

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of Maize during 2020 were 8216.117 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 2337.403 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Chhindwara and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.264 000’ quintals were in the district of Katni . The average price of Maize in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 1336.56 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 3975.96 per quintal was reported from the district of Damoh and the minimum price of Rs. 1124.57 per quintal was reported from the district of Burhanpur.

Figure 5.3: Price and Arrivals of Maize across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2021

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total arrivals of Maize during 2021 were 14949.181 000’ quintals. The highest arrivals of 4005.52 000’ quintals were reported in the district of Chhindwara and the lowest reported arrivals of 0.195 000’ quintals were in the district of Rewa. The average price of Maize in the State of Madhya Pradesh was Rs. 1431.88 per quintals. The maximum price of Rs. 1867.54 per quintal was reported from the district of Balaghat and the minimum price of Rs. 1100 per quintal was reported from the district of Rewa.

Figure 5.4: Price and Arrivals of Maize across Districts of Madhya Pradesh before COVID-19 outbreak

Figure 5.5: Price and Arrivals of Maize across Districts of Madhya Pradesh during COVID-19 outbreak

Figure 5.6: Production of Maize in Kharif season across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2019-20

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Maize in Kharif season during 2019-20 was 4369819 tonnes. The highest production of 1436948 tonnes were reported in the district of Chhindwara and the lowest reported production of 0 tonnes were in the district of Niwari.

Figure 5.7: Production of Maize across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2019-20

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Maize during 2019-20 was 4489580 tonnes. The highest production of 1437571 tonnes were reported in the district of Chhindwara and the lowest reported production of 0 tonnes were in the district of Niwari.

Figure 5.8: Production of Maize in Kharif Season across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2020-21

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Maize in Kharif season during 2020-21 was 4313998 tonnes. The highest production of 1418675 tonnes were reported in the district of Chhindwara and the lowest reported production of 0 tonnes were in the district of Bhind.

Figure 5.9: Production of Maize across Districts of Madhya Pradesh for 2020-21

In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total production of Maize during 2020-21 was 4431904 tonnes. The highest production of 1419415 tonnes were reported in the district of Chhindwara and the lowest reported production of 0 tonnes were in the district of Bhind.

Figure 5.10: Categorization of Maize Markets based on Average Price and Arrivals of Maize

Table 5.1: Average values of production, arrivals and price of Maize across different categories of markets of Maize in Madhya Pradesh (2019-21)
Category Production
(Tonnes)
Arrivals
(Tonnes)
Price
(Rs. per quintal)
% of Arrivals
to Production
High Price - High Arrivals 406422 183656 1543 45.19
High Price - Low Arrivals 49666 15740 1674 31.69
Low Price - High Arrivals 210185 165066 1432 78.53
Low Price - Low Arrivals 16236 10138 1407 62.44
Overall 85784 55385 1499 64.56