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4.1 Important Markets :
Since wheat is an important food item, its transactions take place in most of the markets
of country. Important wheat markets are listed in the following table;
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Important Markets of Wheat in India
State Number Name of markets
1. Bihar 13 Patna City, Bihta, Ara, Buxar, Goplaganj,
Mothihari, chalia, Chhapra, Maharajganj,
Nirmati, Tribeniganj, Munger, Raxaul.
2. Chattisgarh 20 Ambikapur, Vaikunthpur, Raipur, Durg,
Bilaspur, Kanker, Surajpur, Dogragadh,
Rajnandgaon, Sarguja, Koriya.
3. Uttar Pradesh 16 Puwayan, Etah, Barreilly, Shahjahnapur,
Hardoi, Bulandshahar, Pilibhit, Varanasi,
Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Agra.
4. Haryana 19 Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar,
5. Karnataka 58
Karnal, Panipat.
Bangalore, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad,
Gadag.
6. Punjab 144 Ajnala, Amritsar, Bhikiwind, Khanna,
7. Madhya Pradesh 5 Ujjain, Guna, Gwalior, Sehore, Sagar
8. Maharashtra 20 Pune, Kalyan, Solapur, Ulhasnagar,
Dhule, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nadurbar,
Ahmednagar,
9. Gujarat 33 Ider, Kapadganj, Nadiad, Modasa,
10. Meghalaya 1
Himatnagar, Barala, Palanpur, Dhanera,
Mehsana
Phulbari
11. Rajasthan 11 Kota, Alwar, Jaipur, Sriganganagar,
Dausa, Hanumangarh, Sikar, Baran,
12. Uttaranchal 12
Bundi, Bharatpur.
Kashipur, Kiccha, Khaima, Sitarganj,
Gadarpur
13. West Bengal 68 Jhant Pakari, Simlapal, Katulpur,
Bishnupur,
Dubrajpur
Ahmednagar, Belapur,
14. Delhi (NCT) 2 Narela, Nazafgarh.
All India 444
SOURCE : Important Markets of Major Agricultural Commodities in India.
( MRPC Report No.32, 2000 of DMI).
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