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The brand is “Local Byadgi”
- Edition: 2021-22
What is this Handbook about?
This Handbook is done by Hampali Traders, it’s a dry chilli trading firm from Karnataka. Shri Nagappa ji Hampali is the founder of Hampali Traders, he started dry chilli trading from 1968 by selling at roadside, he used to trade Local Byadgi. In initial days Shri Nagappa ji being a small trader had less financial capacity so purchase power was less, but at his small scale also he had high financial disciple – paying farmer right on time. Farmer community liked his financial disciple and supported him with longer time credit line, thus his trading firm started to flourish.
To give back, Hampali Traders started branding this Local Byadgi from 2018, every year we make Handbook which gives detailed insight of crop area, prices, lab reports, data science etc.
Hubli, which is located in Karnataka is known for growing Byadgi/KDL variety popularly known as Local. Local Byadgi has highest colour value among chillies, upto 270 ASTA. It is grown organically in traditional way which gives it up to 18-24 months shelf life and good aroma. Major areas are Kundgol and Annigeri. Sowing starts in June and harvest is from November to March.
| Quality: Top | Second | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| Details: Carpet Colour | Carpet with orange mix | Top Medium quality |
| Colour: 250 - 270 ASTA | 210 - 240 ASTA | 150 - 170 ASTA |
| Heat: 7,000 - 12,000 SHU | 9,000 - 13,000 SHU | 16,000 - 19,000 SHU |
Scope of Report
| Area | Variety | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hubli, Karnataka | Local Byadgi/KDL | 2021-22 |
“ This report is yield of our rich 50 years experience. ”
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Crop Sowing Report
| 2020 - 21 | 2021 - 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sowed Area | Total area under chili cultivation is 25%, this year farmers have opted cotton on 50% area. | Total area under chilli cultivation is 30%, Farmer’s have opted for Moong and Cotton. |
| Varieties | KDL/Byadgi 90% area | Byadgi/KDL is 80% area and Syngenta-2043 is 10% area. |
| Climate effect | Due to excessive rain about 50-60% of crop is affected | This year 25-30% crop loss. But yield was of low quality. |
| Arrivals Date | December 3rd week, 2020 | January 1st week, 2021 |
Every year we make crop report to help our customer’s SUCCEED. we visit fields continuously from July to November. During our visit we check crop health, climatic condition, soil moisture which helps us to predict crop yield.
For year 2020-21
Check image from left to right, this is pictorial representation of diseases attack. This disease is attaching chili when it is in fruit stage, the output chili will be completely white. Unseasoned rain at Hubli-Kundgol area in month of october had a negative effect and yield was reduced to one third.
For year 2021-22
Untimely cyclone rainfall during november month had a negative effect on crop.
Chilli which were in their green stage are becoming black colour without any taste or colour. For more details search on youtube “Hampali Traders chilli disease 2021”
Image tells excess rainfall from November 1 to 21st in Karnataka, data was sourced from Karnataka weather Department. Article was published on The Hindu
Byadgi Chilli Prices in 2021-22
Untimely cyclone rainfall during november month had a negative effect on crop.
Chilli which were in their green stage are becoming black colour without any taste or colour. For more details search on youtube “Hampali Traders chilli disease 2021”
Image tells excess rainfall from November 1 to 21st in Karnataka, data was sourced from Karnataka weather Department. Article was published on The Hindu
Scope of Report
December was 33000 Rs/Qntl
January was 35000 Rs/Qntl
February was 36000 Rs/Qntl
March was 29500 Rs/Qntl
Price comparison
December was 33000 Rs/Qntl
January was 35500 Rs/Qntl
February was 33500 Rs/Qntl
March was 29000 Rs/Qntl
2021-22 Summarised
- Crop area increased by 30-40% due to interest from new area farmers.
- Yield was more than double compared with last year.
- About 30-35% of yield was of low quality due to cyclone in month of november, last year low quality was about 20%.
Research and Development News
In this page will try to showcase major R&D developments happening in Dry Chilli Segment.
Essar Labs – It’s Hubli based Lab which specialize in Dry Chilli Assaying. Essar labs is Karnataka’s leading assaying lab for chilli. They are also setting up machines to detect Aflatoxin and Sudan in Dry chillies.
Agnext – Its a startup based at Punjab. They are developing machine to check for SHU(Heat) and ASTA(Colour) at field itself. Their website – www.agnext.com
TraceX – Its a startup based at Bangalore. They have built software to track chilli from farm to factory. Their website – www.tracextech.com
Where to buy Local Byadgi
Most of Local Byadgi dry chilli trade happens at APMC mandi’s. Byadgi APMC mandi and Hubli APMC mandi are major platform for farmer to sell, Hubli APMC mandi is solely dedicated for Local Byadgi.
Hubli APMC is growing year after year due to its niche premium category. At Hubli APMC Mandi “Hampali Traders” is one of big and respectable Dry Chilli trading firm.
About Hampali Traders
Hampali Traders is a 50 year old Dry Chilli Merchant firm based out from Hubli, Karnataka. Started by Shri Nagappa Hampali, who with his hard work and sincerity is serving his clients. We are one of top purchaser of Local Byadgi variety. We purchase directly from farm and at APMC. Our purchase centres are at Hubli, Bellary, Gadag and Raichur.
This “Local Byadgi” digital handbook has lots of information which might not be comfortable for reading on mobile or laptop. For more serious players from Spice/Masala sector you can request for high quality printed physical Handbook at BasuHampali@gmail.com , which will be couriered to your address.
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Mr. Basu Hampali
www.Hampali.business.site
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BasuHampali@gmail.com
Address: Hampali Traders, B-33, APMC Yard, Hubbali, Karnataka 580025
