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Monsoon rains drown crops, raise vegetable pricesHeavy monsoon rainfall in southern states has severely impacted vegetable crops, causing a 30-40% surge in tomato prices in wholesale marke...- Newer pests and diseases hit vegetable cropsThe rising prices of daily essentials like tomatoes, ginger, and tur dal can be attributed to newer plant viruses that are resistant to mos...
- Tomato shoots above Rs 100: Why prices are turning red hotAn acute shortage of the bright, red fruit has been burning the Indian pockets for the past few days. The tomato prices have skyrocketed in...
- Tomato prices double due to heat, delayed rainfallThe output nosedived due to multiple factors such as high heat, delayed rainfall and lack of interest among farmers to grow the crop as pri...
- Repeal of farm laws: Mixed feelings for farmers outside Punjab, HaryanaMSP is a concern for most of the small and marginal farmers growing non-commercial crops.
- Experts warn about food inflation as farmers begin reducing area under vegetables"We have to be ready for tremendous inflation for perishable food products in future as farmers would be investing low in such products," s...
- Seed supply woes may hit vegetable availabilityWhile the seed industry is trying to take help of the postal department to dispatch high value low volume vegetable seeds from a handful of...
- Veggies face new pests: Low prices, rising input costsPotato prices in the Delhi wholesale market have hovered around Rs 5/kg for most months in the past three years, and garlic prices at the I...
- Low yields to blame for high prices for tomatoWholesale tomato prices stayed below Rs 10 per kg for eight months over the past year.
- Vegetable supply to Mumbai, Pune may be hit after farmers’ talks failTalks with state government on loan waivers, prices remain deadlocked.
- Cheque payments making farmers' lives more difficultFarmers are worried about the new debt they are taking with interest rates as high as 36% to make sure they are able to plant and look afte...
- Tomato prices cross Rs 80/kg; likely to stay firm in next two monthsHigh temperatures during April and May have affected tomato production adversely in the key growing belts of north India and Maharashtra.
- Cabbage prices go up as onions become unaffordableDuring last 15 to 20 days, the farm gate prices of cabbage have increased o Rs 10/kg to Rs 14/kg from Rs 5/kg to Rs 7/kg.
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