The price signals of agricultural commodities from markets located in different locations play a very important role in the economy. The price signals guide and regulate production, consumption and marketing decisions over time. Therefore, if markets are not well integrated, the price signals are distorted, which will lead to inefficient resource allocation and hamper sustainable agricultural development. This paper employs an econometric modeling for estimating a vector error correction model (VECM) to investigate the degree of spatial market integration and price transmission between the important coffee consuming centers in India (viz. Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad) using month-wise wholesale prices of coffee seeds. | An integration of major coffee consuming centres in India An economic analysis
