Vol. 7, Issue 8, Part J (2025)

The present study was conducted to assess the arrival and prices of Garlic and Ginger in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Nagpur. Garlic (Allium sativum) and Ginger (Zingiber officinale) are important spice-vegetable crops widely used in Indian households for their culinary and medicinal values. Due to their perishable nature and seasonal harvesting, their prices often fluctuate in the market.
In this study, secondary data on the arrival and prices of Garlic and Ginger for the last twenty years (2004 to 2024) were obtained from Agmark.net and APMC, Nagpur. The data were processed to analyze the growth rate, variability, trends, and seasonal and cyclical fluctuations of these crops in APMC, Nagpur. The growth rate was analyzed using the exponential model. The arrival and prices of Garlic showed a positive and significant growth rate during the first period (0.94% and 0.47%). Similarly, the arrival and prices of Ginger showed positive and significant growth rates during the first period (1.05% and 0.80%).
The highest variability in Garlic arrival was observed during the first period (125.04), and in prices during the overall period (121.32). In the case of Ginger, the highest variability in arrival was recorded during the overall period (89.09), and in prices during the first period (70.43).
Trend analysis revealed that Garlic arrival followed a cubic trend, while prices followed a logarithmic trend. For Ginger, both arrival and prices followed a cubic trend. Seasonal analysis showed that Garlic arrival increased from February to May, while prices declined from February to June. For Ginger, arrival increased from October to March (except January), while prices declined from September to March. Cyclical variation observed in both arrival & prices of Garlic and Ginger. The higher arrival of Garlic recorded during the year 2018, 2008, 2010 & 2012. Similarly for Ginger during the year 2011, 2005 and 2023.