Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Study and design: A retrospective observational study to estimate the trend and seasonality analysis for the period of 17 years (2005-2021).

Methodology: Study area- Indore market from Indore district of Madhya Pradesh in India.

Method of analysis: The exponential trend equation was used to estimate the compound growth rate (CGR in %). The seasonality in prices and arrivals of tomatoes over the year was calculated by using the Ratio to Moving Average method. The variation in arrivals and prices was calculated using the coefficient of variation (CV in %).

Results: The CGR of arrivals and prices for tomato was 1% and 6.01% respectively. The results of the findings revealed that high seasonal indices in arrivals were observed from July to October.

Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that the trend and growth rate of arrivals and prices of tomatoes was positive and significant. The highest seasonal indices in arrivals were observed from July to September indicating high post-harvest arrivals during these months. The seasonal index for prices is high in May-June which reveals that there is a lack of storage facilities and the production during these months.