Farmers likely to earn significant profits from winter pea crop in mandis

With the onset of winter, the demand for green peas has risen rapidly in Indian markets, resulting in very attractive prices for farmers in the mandis. According to an ABP News report, the consumption of green peas has increased significantly from households to hotels due to the wedding season and increasing cold. Farmers are harvesting and bringing early peas to the mandis in November, but prices have skyrocketed due to a decrease in supply and an increase in demand.

Latest data from Agmarknet, the government's agricultural marketing portal, shows that farmers selling green peas in several major mandis across the country are currently earning splendid profits. Pea prices have been recorded as highest particularly in the southern states of India. In the Tiruchirappalli and Tuticorin mandis of Tamil Nadu, green pea prices have reached ₹29,000 to ₹30,000 per quintal. Additionally, in the Pallavaram mandi of Chengalpattu, peas are being sold at prices of ₹28,000 to ₹30,000 per quintal.

In other mandis of Tamil Nadu such as Namakkal, Theni, Dharmapuri, Salem, and Coimbatore, farmers are receiving high prices of ₹20,000 to ₹25,500 per quintal. Meanwhile, wholesale prices in the Bengaluru mandi of Karnataka have stabilised around ₹7,000 per quintal.

Farmers in the states of North and Central India are also receiving good prices as the arrival of the new crop begins. In the Bhopal mandi of Madhya Pradesh's capital, the modal price of green peas was recorded at ₹6,659 per quintal. In the Indore mandi, this price is ₹4,700 to ₹4,850 per quintal, while in the Naugaon mandi of Chhatarpur, peas are being sold between ₹4,350 and ₹4,545 per quintal.

In the Bina mandi of Sagar and Ajaygarh mandi of Panna in Madhya Pradesh, pea prices are running between ₹4,200 and ₹4,500 per quintal. In the Udaipur mandi of Rajasthan, the average price of peas is ₹6,500 per quintal, and in the Kamthi mandi of Maharashtra, prices have reached ₹9,000 to ₹10,000 per quintal.

According to agricultural experts, green peas are an excellent cash crop for farmers that matures in a short time with low expenditure. Its early and improved varieties are ready for the first harvest within just 50 to 65 days of sowing. Experts suggest that farmers can sow it even in November, which can yield good production in the months of January and February.

Regarding production capacity, an average production of 30 to 40 quintals of green pods can be easily achieved through pea cultivation in one acre of land. The ABP News report advises farmers to definitely obtain information on the latest prices from e-NAM or the local mandi committee before taking the crop to the mandi. By doing so, they will be able to select the appropriate mandi and obtain maximum profit on their produce.