The wholesale prices of green ginger rose across the benchmark markets of India, according to the data from the Agmarknet portal run by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
In March, the monthly average wholesale prices of green ginger increased by Rs 364.15 to Rs 9,245.9 per quintal. Among all the regions, the prices in Gujarat surged by around 18% to Rs 9,437 per quintal, followed by Manipur with a 14.71% increase to Rs 7,968.
Other states and union territories where the wholesale prices rose are Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Delhi, Rajasthan, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh. In Kerala, the prices increased by 14.15% to Rs 11,759 and in Tripura by around 11.8% to Rs 12,230. In Delhi and Nagaland, the prices increased by 7.5% to Rs 8,928 and by 10.32% to Rs 6,735, respectively.
However, the wholesale prices of green ginger fell in Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. In Odisha, the prices fell by 11.54% to Rs 4,958 per quintal, in Chandigarh by 5.54% to Rs 8,322, and in Chhattisgarh by 3.32% to Rs 9,926.
Ginger also known as adrak is a rainfed crop and is majorly grown in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
For those interested in exploring the prices of various crops in their respective state markets, the official website agmarknet.gov.in provides a comprehensive list. Understanding the price dynamics of different crops and their quality assessment remains pivotal in navigating market fluctuations for farmers and traders alike
