Percentage distribution of output sold by type of agency (2013)
| Crop | Size of landholdings | Village merchant | Mandi trader | Input dealer | Cooperatives and government agencies | Processors | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon pea | <0.5 | 69 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.5–1.0 | 34 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| >1.0 | 31 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All sizes | 31 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Black gram | <0.5 | 91 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5–1.0 | 50 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| >1.0 | 56 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All sizes | 63 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green gram | <0.5 | 85 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0.5–1.0 | 54 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| >1.0 | 45 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All sizes | 47 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crop | Size of landholdings | Village merchant | Mandi trader | Input dealer | Cooperatives and government agencies | Processors | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon pea | <0.5 | 69 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.5–1.0 | 34 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| >1.0 | 31 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All sizes | 31 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Black gram | <0.5 | 91 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5–1.0 | 50 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| >1.0 | 56 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All sizes | 63 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green gram | <0.5 | 85 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0.5–1.0 | 54 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| >1.0 | 45 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| All sizes | 47 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source(s): National Sample Survey (NSS) 70th round