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Marketing Cost, Margin and Price Spread of Bt Cotton in Beed 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 Engineering, College of Agriculture, Parbhani (M.S.), India
3 Cost of Cultivation Scheme, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
     

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Investigation was made to marketing cost, margin and price spread in Bt cotton. The study was conducted in the Beed district market for surveying of 20 market intermediaries. Two marketing channel were noticed in sale of Bt cotton viz., Producer-Village merchant-Ginner-Consumer (channel-I), Producer-Ginner-Consumer (channel-II). It was observed that per quintal marketing cost was higher in channel -I for grade II i.e. Rs. 1050.70 followed by grade I Rs. 1048.56 and Rs. 1020.52 in grade III and Rs. 997.28 for grade I followed by grade II Rs. 991.23 and Rs. 956.20 in grade III in channel-II, respectively. Producers share in consumer's rupee was maximum in channel-II i.e. 76.55 per cent in grade III followed by grade II (75.60%) and for grade I (74.81%), respectively. Regarding price spread in Bt cotton marketing was highest in channel-II Rs. 6200, 6000 and 5800 for grade I, II, III, respectively and in channel-I Rs. 6100, 6000 and 5800 for grade I, II and III, respectively.

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Bt cotton, Marketing Cost, Marketing Margin, Marketing Channels, Price Spread.
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  • Marketing Cost, Margin and Price Spread of Bt Cotton in Beed District of Maharashtra

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Authors

R. D. Shelke
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India
V. B. Jadhav
Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Parbhani (M.S.), India
J. L. Katkade
Cost of Cultivation Scheme, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), India

Abstract


Investigation was made to marketing cost, margin and price spread in Bt cotton. The study was conducted in the Beed district market for surveying of 20 market intermediaries. Two marketing channel were noticed in sale of Bt cotton viz., Producer-Village merchant-Ginner-Consumer (channel-I), Producer-Ginner-Consumer (channel-II). It was observed that per quintal marketing cost was higher in channel -I for grade II i.e. Rs. 1050.70 followed by grade I Rs. 1048.56 and Rs. 1020.52 in grade III and Rs. 997.28 for grade I followed by grade II Rs. 991.23 and Rs. 956.20 in grade III in channel-II, respectively. Producers share in consumer's rupee was maximum in channel-II i.e. 76.55 per cent in grade III followed by grade II (75.60%) and for grade I (74.81%), respectively. Regarding price spread in Bt cotton marketing was highest in channel-II Rs. 6200, 6000 and 5800 for grade I, II, III, respectively and in channel-I Rs. 6100, 6000 and 5800 for grade I, II and III, respectively.

Keywords


Bt cotton, Marketing Cost, Marketing Margin, Marketing Channels, Price Spread.

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