Onion Prices: The farmers in Bengaluru are crying bloody tears over the price of onions. It is now only Rs 2 for a kilogramme.
Governmental MSP has been requested by the farmers. Karnataka’s tomato and onion farmers had been awake all night.
Farmers are in a challenging situation as a result of the substantial price decline brought on by a record crop.
To defend the interests of the farmers, the Kolar District Fruit and Vegetable Producers Sangharsh Samiti have asked the government to set a minimum support price for tomato and onion growers.
Shipping expenses exceed sales
Onion prices have decreased to between Rs 2 and Rs 10 per kg, say sources at the Yeshwanthpur Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) yard in Bengaluru.
But it has now levelled off at Rs. 12 to Rs. 18 per kg.
Even Rs 12 per kg, according to a Bengaluru-based onion grower, is insufficient for all of our problems.
The costs associated with agricultural growth, loading and unloading, and transportation are significant.
Farmers who travelled great distances in the hopes of receiving a fair price for their produce are dissatisfied.
A farmer named Pavadeppa Hallikeri from Thimmapura in the Gadag district of northern Karnataka had a bumper harvest of onions. Therefore he chose to sell them in Bengaluru rather than in the Gadag APMC yard.
On November 22, when he arrived at the Bengaluru market with 205 kg of onions, he saw that the price had decreased to Rs 2 per kg.
He received Rs. 410 for his produce but also had to pay Rs. 401.64 in unloading fees.
Only Rs 8.36 were in his possession.
A picture of his bill has now gone viral on social media.
The onion grower told reporters that it was a mistake to produce onions and transport them to Bengaluru in search of higher profits.
Hallikeri claimed that the flooding and falling prices were a double whammy for farmers in his region.
Farmers who grow tomatoes are in a much worse situation.
Similar to onion producers in North Karnataka, tomato farmers in South Karnataka face the same challenges.
Tomatoes are offered in the wholesale market for Rs 5 to Rs 6 per kg, whereas they cost between Rs 8 and Rs 12 per kg in the retail market.
President of the Kolar District Fruit and Vegetable Producers’ Struggle Committee Nilaturu Chinappa Reddy has pressed the government to declare the minimum support price for tomatoes, onions, and potatoes.
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