Synopsis Agricultural prices particularly of foodgrains and oilseeds play an important role in the whole national economy of India.  They affect production decisions by the farmers and their incomes.  Variations in prices of agricultural commodities is a big problem in Indian agriculture because of the dependence of production on monsoons.  Agricultural prices exhibit spatial and temporal price fluctuations.  Temporal price variations include seasonal, annual and long-term fluctuations.  The present book analyses the temporal price variation in foodgrains and oilseeds and makes suggestions to minimize the variation in prices of agricultural commodities in india.