Rs.3000 and s.2700 R
Sunflower Price information no-change
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SUNFLOWER-<br />
NO CHANGES IN PRICES EXPECTED AT<br />
H ARVEST<br />
World<br />
sunflower area accounts for 23.68<br />
million hectares with a production of<br />
33.77<br />
m illion tonnes<br />
( 2008- 2009)<br />
. Major<br />
cultivating<br />
countries<br />
are<br />
Russia<br />
(5<br />
million<br />
h ectares), Ukraine (3.4 million hectares), Eu-<br />
27 (3.34 million hectares), Argentina (2.58<br />
million<br />
hectares),<br />
India<br />
(1.63million<br />
hectares),<br />
USA<br />
(0.81<br />
million<br />
hectares)<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
China<br />
( 0.8 million hectares) occupying about 84<br />
per cent of the total world sunflower acreage.<br />
T he<br />
other<br />
average productivity of sunflower<br />
in India is very low at 701 kg/ ha as compared to<br />
major<br />
exporters<br />
producers.<br />
contributing<br />
Bulgaria,<br />
around<br />
1.8<br />
France,<br />
million<br />
Hungary,<br />
tonnes<br />
of<br />
Russia<br />
the<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
total<br />
Romania<br />
exports.<br />
are<br />
Spain,<br />
N etherl<strong>and</strong>s, Italy <strong>and</strong> Germany t ogether account for 70 per cent of the total imports.<br />
production<br />
A ndhra<br />
29%<br />
The<br />
of<br />
A ndhra<br />
In<br />
India, during<br />
2009-<br />
10<br />
major<br />
C hittoor,<br />
r abi<br />
s unflower<br />
w as<br />
the<br />
major<br />
Turkey,<br />
cultivated<br />
in 14<br />
lakh hectares with a<br />
o f 8 .23<br />
lakh tonnes. The major states growing sunflower are Karnataka,<br />
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu <strong>and</strong><br />
Haryana. In I ndia<br />
Andhra Pradesh with<br />
National s unflower<br />
production occupies second position after Karnataka (40%).<br />
trading<br />
centers<br />
for<br />
sunflower<br />
oil<br />
are<br />
Mumbai,<br />
Chennai,<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
Hyderabad.<br />
Pradesh, major sunflower growing districts<br />
are Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa,<br />
Prakasam <strong>and</strong> Mahaboobnagar.<br />
I n Andhra Pradesh, sunflower growing seasons are k harif ( J une to September) ,<br />
( October to December) <strong>and</strong> s ummer<br />
( January to March) . To help the farmers to take<br />
a decision on sowing of sunflower the<br />
A gricultural Market Intelligence Centre<br />
(AMIC)<br />
functioning<br />
p revail<br />
at<br />
S.V.<br />
Agricultural<br />
College,<br />
Tirupathi<br />
for sunflower during the harvesting period.<br />
had<br />
estimated<br />
prices<br />
that<br />
In<br />
might<br />
To<br />
forecast the prices of su nflower for the<br />
h arvesting<br />
months (Sept 2011 <strong>and</strong> Oct<br />
2011)<br />
, econometric analysis of modal prices of s unflower in Kurnool market for a period<br />
o f<br />
t he<br />
14 years <strong>and</strong> Yemmiganoor market for a period of 11 years was carried out.<br />
Based on<br />
model <strong>and</strong> traders’ opinion it is estimated that the prices are likely to range between<br />
R<strong>s.2700</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Rs.3000</strong><br />
p er quintal of sunflower seed. Based on the earlier cultivation<br />
experience,<br />
farmers can choose private company hybrids of their choice. They are
the<br />
Further<br />
cm.<br />
X 30<br />
60<br />
of<br />
spacing<br />
a<br />
maintain<br />
to<br />
dvised<br />
a e<br />
th<br />
of<br />
note<br />
take<br />
can<br />
farmers<br />
The<br />
hybrid.<br />
the<br />
choosing<br />
before<br />
gms<br />
40<br />
weigh<br />
should<br />
seed<br />
of<br />
100ml<br />
that<br />
observation<br />
after<br />
week<br />
a<br />
Thinning<br />
virus.<br />
streak<br />
Tobacco<br />
to<br />
resistant<br />
be<br />
should<br />
hybrid<br />
selected<br />
practiced.<br />
ermination should be<br />
g