Black gram is an important pulse crop grown in Bidar district. Farmers in this region are busily preparing the land to take up sowing operation. But the farmers are in a state of confusion to sow this particular pulse because of uncertainty in prices of this crop at the time of harvest. In order to help the farmers, the Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell, Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad undertook a study to come up with reliable price forecasts that prevail at the time of harvest.