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Marketing Cost, Marketing Margin and Price Spread of Soybean in Parbhani District of Maharashtra


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1 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
2 Department of Agricultural Economics, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
     

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The investigation was made to know the marketing cost, marketing margin and price spread in soybean. The study was conducted in the Parbhani market for surveying of 30 market intermediaries. Three marketing channel were noticed in sale of soybean viz., Producer-Village merchant-Wholesaler-Oil processor (channel-I), Producer-Wholesaler- Oil processor (channel-II), Producer-Oil processor (channel-III), It was observed that per quintalmarketing cost was higher in channel-I i.e. Rs. 169.69 followed by Rs. 138.65 in channel-II and Rs.38.80 in channel-III, respectively. Producer's share in consumer's rupee was maximum in channel-III (98.93%) while minimum in channel-I (83.14%).

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Soybean, Marketing Cost, Marketing Margin, Price Spread.
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  • Marketing Cost, Marketing Margin and Price Spread of Soybean in Parbhani District of Maharashtra

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Authors

S. H. Chavhal
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
J. L. Katkade
Department of Agricultural Economics, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
P. U. Kauthekar
Department of Agricultural Economics, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
R. V. Chavan
Department of Agricultural Economics, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
L. S. Sudewad
Department of Agricultural Economics, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India

Abstract


The investigation was made to know the marketing cost, marketing margin and price spread in soybean. The study was conducted in the Parbhani market for surveying of 30 market intermediaries. Three marketing channel were noticed in sale of soybean viz., Producer-Village merchant-Wholesaler-Oil processor (channel-I), Producer-Wholesaler- Oil processor (channel-II), Producer-Oil processor (channel-III), It was observed that per quintalmarketing cost was higher in channel-I i.e. Rs. 169.69 followed by Rs. 138.65 in channel-II and Rs.38.80 in channel-III, respectively. Producer's share in consumer's rupee was maximum in channel-III (98.93%) while minimum in channel-I (83.14%).

Keywords


Soybean, Marketing Cost, Marketing Margin, Price Spread.

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