The price of good quality maize is expected to hover around Rs 1,300 -1,320 per quintal during the kharif harvest, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has said in an advisory to farmers.
Maize prices are prevailing at Rs 1,340-1,350 per quintal in Udumalpet regulated market, where the university's Agro Marketing Intelligence and Business Promotion Centre carried out the analysis of prices during the last 22 years.
During harvest months of October-November, poultry feed and industry demand will be met by local maize production in the state and prices would remain stable and rule at Rs 1,300 to Rs 1,320, the advisory said.
In 2013-14, maize cultivation area in India was 9.43 million hectares, producing 24.35 million tonnes, with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu being the major growing states.
The cultivation area in Tamil Nadu was 0.30 million hectares with a production of 1.64 million tonnes in 2013-14.
Arrivals from Tamil Nadu have almost ended and Odisha arrivals have started coming to the market. Karnataka arrivals would start from the second week of July, it said.
