Marketed Surplus and Post-harvest Losses of Jowar - Agmarknet

MARKETABLE SURPLUS OF JOWAR
S. No. Category Total
production
A
TABLE NO. 42
Total farm family
requirement including losses
B
Marketable
surplus
(A-B)
(‘000 tonnes)
Marketed surplus
quantity % quantity % quantity %
1. Small 5257.48 3993.27 75.95 1264.21 24.05 1900.86 36.16
2. Medium 2725.50 1782.20 65.39 943.30 34.61 1090.96 40.03
3. Large 2669.21 1413.33 52.95 1255.88 47.05 1239.74 46.45
Total 10652.19 7188.80 67.49 3463.39 32.51 4231.56 39.72
9.5 It is observed that out of total estimated production of 10652.19 thousand tonnes of jowar, the
total farm family requirement including losses was 7188.80 thousand tonnes or 67.49 percent.
The marketable surplus was estimated at 3463.39 thousand tonnes, which was 32.51 percent.
As against this, the marketed surplus was 39.72 percent or 4231.56 thousand tonnes.
9.6 As per 1975 survey, the total farm family requirement was estimated at 4609.63 thousand tonnes
or 66.16 percent of production and the marketable surplus available for non-farming
consumption was estimated at 2357.80 thousand tonnes or 33.14 percent of production. The
present survey revealed that the farm family requirement was almost doubled, as the total farm
family requirement was 7188.80 thousand tonnes i.e. 67.49 percent of production. In other
words, farmers are keeping the same percentage of jowar out of their production which they
used to keep two decades ago.
9.7 The salient features of the results of the surveys on marketable surplus and post harvest losses of
jowar conducted in 1975 versus 1996-99 are depicted in Table No. 43 below :
TABLE NO. 43
FINDINGS OF THE SURVEYS ON MARKETABLE SURPLUS AND POST
HARVEST LOSSES OF JOWAR.( 1975 VERSUS 1996-99)
S.
Item Survey year 1975
(‘000 tonnes)
Survey year1996-97, 97-
No.
98 and 98-99
1. Estimated production
6967.43
10652.19
H.Y.V.
NA
7924.37
T.V.
NA
2727.82
2. Estimated farm family
4609.63
7188.80
requirement (including
losses at farm level)
(66.16)
(67.49)
3. Marketable Surplus 2357.80
3463.39
(33.14)
(32.51)
(Figures in parenthesis are percentage of the total production)
9.7.1 Thus, it is very clear that over a period of two decades, a sea change had taken place in production.
9.7.2 The total requirement of jowar in real term by the farm family had increased substantially. But the
marketable surplus had remained almost static at about 33%.
9.7.3 State-wise break up of the estimates of production, total farm family requirement including losses
at farm level, marketable surplus and marketed surplus is presented in Table No. 44 below :