Onion and garlic prices reportedly dropped in Madhya Pradesh, following bumper crop production, adding to farmers’ woes in the state.
According to a Patrika report, onion prices had dropped to around Re 1 per kilogram on Tuesday, December 4 in markets in Sailana and Neemuch, while in Mandsaur onions were sold at Rs 2 per kilogram. Reportedly, in Ratlam, garlic was sold for 50 paise per kilogram. On Monday, December 3, onions were sold for 50 paise per kilogram in Neemuch.
अब वोट डलते ही फिर लूटा मध्यप्रदेश का किसान।
मामा घूम रहे तेलेंगाना,
प्याज़-लहसुन पिटता 50 पैसे किलो,
यही छलावा है भाजपा सरकार,
किसान से नहीं दरकार। pic.twitter.com/IAhognHrqT— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) December 5, 2018
Farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to meet their expenses with such low prices. According to the Patrika report, Mathuri farmer Samarth Patidar said, “Farmers are growing onions and garlic but expenses and cost are unable to be met.” He also said that the onions and garlic sold at such low prices in these markets were sold to people in the open markets at around Rs 15-18. He also said that in markets in Gwalior, old onions were sold for Rs 5-6, while new onions were sold for Rs 9-10.
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