Dynamics of Production Trade and Price Transmission of Maize in India

Abstract

Maize is the third largest produced and consumed food crop after, rice and wheat in India. It is cultivated in all the soil types (except in sandy soil) and agro-climatic conditions. Being a photo insensitive crop, maize has been adopted in different seasons and in different regions, with crop duration ranging from lt90-130 days. The second advance estimate released by Govt. of India indicated ever-highest maize production in the history of India during the year 2016-17 amounting 26.15 million tons. In last three years, in spite of drought-like conditions, the maize area has increased in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and west Bengal. In addition the maize production has increased in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. newline