The portion of agricultural produce which is sold in the market by th…

The portion of agricultural produce which is sold in the market by the farmers is called?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Marketed surplus

Farmers do not sell everything they grow. They keep a part of the crop for the family’s own food and for next year’s seed, and take the rest to the market. The part that is sold in the market is called the marketed surplus; the part kept at home is for the farmer’s own consumption.

The marketed surplus mattered in the Green Revolution: a good proportion of the extra rice and wheat was sold in the market, so the price of food grains fell relative to other items of consumption, which helped the low-income groups who spend most of their income on food.

Why the other options are incorrect

Option (1) Marketing — Incorrect. Agricultural marketing is the process of assembling, storing, processing, grading, transporting and selling farm produce, so it is an activity, not a portion of the produce.
Option (3) Consumption surplus — Incorrect. There is no such term.
Option (4) Revenue surplus — Incorrect. A revenue surplus arises in a government budget when revenue receipts exceed revenue expenditure, so it is a term of public finance, not a part of the farm produce.

Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.

2026	2025	2024	2023	2022
13-05 S1	–	–	13-06 S1*	–

* A similar question.

NCERT (2025-26): “The Green Revolution … Growth in agricultural output is important but it is not enough. If a large proportion of this increase is consumed by the farmers themselves instead of being sold in the market, the higher output will not make much of a difference to the economy as a whole. If, on the other hand, a substantial amount of agricultural produce is sold in the market by the farmers, the higher output can make a difference to the economy. The portion of agricultural produce which is sold in the market by the farmers is called marketed surplus. A good proportion of the rice and wheat produced during the green revolution period (available as marketed surplus) was sold by the farmers in the market. As a result, the price of food grains declined relative to other items of consumption.…”