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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...
26 Jun, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
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.
20 Nov, 2021, 06.51 AM IST
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...
29 Apr, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
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...
08 Apr, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
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...
19 Jan, 2019, 08.10 AM IST
Low yields to blame for high prices for tomatoWholesale tomato prices stayed below Rs 10 per kg for eight months over the past year.
27 Jul, 2017, 09.58 AM IST
Vegetable supply to Mumbai, Pune may be hit after farmers’ talks failTalks with state government on loan waivers, prices remain deadlocked.
01 Jun, 2017, 09.48 AM IST
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...
07 Dec, 2016, 12.56 AM IST
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.
14 Jun, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
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.
19 Aug, 2015, 03.44 PM IST