Agricultural Marketing in the state is regulated through “Himachal Pradesh Agricultural and Horticultural Produce Marketing Development and Regulation Act, 2005“. HP State Agricultural Marketing Board is constituted at apex level with the objective of Enforcing the improved regulation of sale and purchase of Agricultural Produce brought for sale or purchase in the notified market area/yards. Implementation and arrangement of better marketing system to provide competitive prices, correct weightment, payment and creating exploitation fee atmosphere by stopping illegal activities in the marketing of Agricultural Produce through its Agricultural Produce Market Committees.
There are 10 APMCs in the state, one in each district except Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti. At present, total 71 market yards (10 APMC and 61 Sub-Market Yards) are operational which are providing marketing facilities to the growers. Most of these market yards deal in fresh fruits, vegetables and food grains. The necessary marketing information including the prices of various commodities is regularly uploaded on www.agmarknet.gov.in for the information of the stakeholders. The APMC’s also organize Farmer’s awareness camps in the growing areas to disseminate information on market intelligence and novel technologies/ methods of marketing. The Government provides grant in aid to meet the expenses of construction of market yards & other activities to the board from time to time. As of now, 26 wholesale markets of the state are connected through Electronic-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) where sale of farm produce is done through online platform.