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Moong (also called Green gram ) is one of the
important pulse crops in India. It has been reported that Green
gram has been cultivated in India since ancient times. It is believed
that Green gram is a native of India and Central Asia and grown
in these regions since prehistoric times. It is widely cultivated
throughout the Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, south
China, and Formosa. |
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| Major Producing States in India |
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| In India, Green gram is one of the most widely cultivated
pulse crops after gram and tur. It is grown over on an area of 3.30
lakh hectares with a production of 1.24 lakh tones in 2008-2009. Area
and Production of Moong in India for the years are given as under
Table - |
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| The area (M ha), production (Lakh
Mt) and Productivity (Kg/ ha) in India |
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Years
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Area |
Production |
Productivity |
| 2004-05 |
3.34 |
1.06 |
415 |
| 2005-06 |
3.10 |
0.95 |
428 |
| 2006-07 |
3.19 |
1.12 |
440 |
| 2007-08 |
3.43 |
1.52 |
510 |
| 2008-09 |
3.30 |
1.24 |
425 |
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| Sources: Directorate
of pulses development Bhopal |
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| State wise Area in (00) hectare in
India |
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State
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2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| Rajasthan |
799.50 |
756.10 |
1059.60 |
| Maharashtra |
546.00 |
585.30 |
674.00 |
| Karnataka |
400.00 |
448.00 |
530.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
385.00 |
394.00 |
438.00 |
| Gujarat |
172.90 |
214.00 |
209.00 |
| Bihar |
174.10 |
168.70 |
162.70 |
| Tamil Nadu |
136.70 |
134.10 |
158.70 |
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| Sources: Directorate
of pulses development Bhopal |
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| State wise Production (00) tones
in India |
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State
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2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| Rajasthan |
130.00 |
269.60 |
416.50 |
| Maharashtra |
193.90 |
241.10 |
372.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
166.70 |
144.00 |
192.00 |
| Gujarat |
53.50 |
64.00 |
114.00 |
| Bihar |
96.20 |
88.70 |
111.20 |
| Karnataka |
90.00 |
55.00 |
111.00 |
| Tamil Nadu |
45.90 |
79.80 |
47.90 |
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| Sources: Directorate
of pulses development Bhopal |
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| Seasonality of Moong in India |
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The moong is grown
in India in two seasons kharif and summer. However, Peak market
arrivals are from September to October (kharif) and June to
July (summer). Moong is mostly grown as a kharif crop in Rajasthan,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
and Uttar Pradesh etc. But in Tamilnadu, Punjab, Haryana,
Uttar Pradesh & Bihar it is grown as a summer crop. |
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| Moong
Minimum Support Price (Rs. per qtl.) |
Year |
Prices
(Rs/qtls.) |
2005-06 |
1520 |
2006-07 |
1520 |
2007-08 |
1700 |
2008-09 |
2520 |
2009-10 |
2760 |
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| India imports pulses from following
countries |
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| Myanmar, China, Tanzania |
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| Major Trading
Centres |
| Maharashtra- Mumbai, Kolhapur, Pune, Akola, Khamgaon, Jalgaon |
| Rajasthan- Nagaur, Jodhpur, Merta City, Sumerpur, Udaipur |
| Karnataka- Bangalore, Gulberga, Mysore |
| Andhra Pradesh- Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar, Peddapuram, Suryapeta |
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