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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Soybean is the leading oilseed produced globally. It play significant role in total oilseed production of India. Maharashtra is the second largest producer of soybean after Madhya Pradesh in India. The present study aimed to study price movement of soybean i.e. Secular trend and seasonal variation, among the major soybean markets in Maharashtra. For study purpose the data related to monthly modal prices of soybean were collected from major markets from different markets in States viz. Latur, Khamgaon, Nagpur and Higanghat for the period 2001-02 to 2019-20. There were an increasing trend in the prices of selected soybean markets and was found to be statistically significant at 1 per cent level of significance. The seasonal indices of soybean prices were highest in the month of May and lowest in the month of October during the period of study in the selected soybean markets.