Rabbi crops have begun to harvest the country. At the same time, in many states, crops have begun to reach Mandis after harvest. But due to delay in sowing, there can be further delay in the arrival of maize in Bihar. In fact, the arrival of Rabi Makkah in the Yarda Yarda, the Bihar Agricultural Marketing Group (ABMC), the main production of the country’s winter crop, has been delayed. Ikrein’s Rahul Chauhan said, “It is late for about 15 days, but a small amount of crop has begun to come into the market. In such a situation, the attendance should be increased in the next 15-20 days.” “Total production in Bihar may be 15 percent higher than this year,” Chauhan said. At the same time, the quality of the maize is good and prices are as good as last year.
Increase in rabbi maize production
Bihar is the main producer of Rabi Makkah and Andhra Pradesh. At the same time, other estimates, maize production increased from 120.28 lakh tonnes to 3.4 per cent to 124.38 lakh tonnes. In addition, the total production for the Carib and Rabbi crop season is estimated at 372.5 lakh tonnes.
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Causes of weather and delayed sowing delay
Bexarai’s maize businessman Santosh Kumar Sharma said that the arrival of this year was delayed and the arrival could begin by the last week of April. Sharma said, “Only 12 percent has been harvested so far. The crop is almost ready for harvesting, but in recent times, there are some concerns among farmers due to clouds.”
Minimum support price of maize
In Bihar, Makkah’s largest market is declining in the surrounding areas of Gulabak. Sharma said the crop prices in Gulabak were Rs 2,300 for Quint. 2025-26 The Maize (MSP) minimum support price for the Rabbi Purchase season is Rs 2,225 per Quantile. At the same time, in recent years, there has been a constant increase in maize production during the Rabbi season. By 2020-21, production increased from about 100.92 lakh tonnes this year to 124.38 lakh tonnes.
Ethanol is a lot of need for maize
Chauhan said prices are likely to increase in the coming days, as there is a low demand from ethanol and poultry. The demand for maize may be minimal as DDGs (draining with distilleters with solvents) by the livestock of the livestock fodder. In addition, the total demand for maize in Bihar may be reduced since the ethanol was built from rice, jaggery and sugar.
The demand for maize or maize for 2024-25 is estimated at 475.1 lakh tonnes, most of which is estimated to be 222.5 lakh tonnes from the poultry feed category, 54.7 lakh tonnes from the cattle feed area and 59.1 lakh tonnes from the starch. The demand for fuel ethanol manufacturers is estimated at 102.6 lakh tonnes.
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