Sunflower is one of the fastest growing oilseed crops in India. It occupies fourth place among oilseed crops in terms of acreage and production.  Sunflower is demanded not only for the consumption purpose but also in the manufacturing of paints, resins, soap, cosmetics and many other industrial products.  The sunflower crop has gained importance due to its short duration of maturity, containing of excellent quality of oil, photo-insensitivity and wide adaptability into different kinds of cropping pattern, high-energy hull and drought tolerance.

India is the second largest producer of onions in the world after China, with over 15 million tonnes production in 2011-2012. In India, maximum onion production takes place in Maharashtra (49.05 lakh tons) state followed by Karnataka (25.92 lakh tons), Gujarat (15.141 lakh tons.), Bihar (10.82 lakh tons.), Madhya Pradesh (10.21 lakh tons.) and Andhra Pradesh (8.12 lakh tons). In Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh it is grown to some extent. The quality of Karnataka small onion is better in view of mild climate which prevails almost round the year there.

  The monthly data on modal prices of Greengram were collected from Gadag regulated market for the last 20 years and were analyzed by employing rigorous time series models and the prices for Greengram in Gadag market for the months of September, October and November months were forecast by the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.