Only Rs 2.49 profit selling 512 kg Onions..!? Frustrated Farmer?

A farmer in Maharashtra's Solapur, who sold 512 kg of onions, was shocked to find a profit of just Rs 2.49. Farmer Rajendra Chavan (age 63) from the Barsi area of Solapur district. He had grown onions on his land. But now onion is not cheap enough. Rajendra harvested the onions grown on his land and took them to the Solapur market for sale. But Rajendra who went there was in for a shock. The wholesalers said that they will buy onions for only one rupee per kg. 512 kg of onion packed in 10 sacks, transportation cost, acceptance fee, unloading fee, and all expenses added up to Rs.509. But, onion cost Rs.512. Farmer Rajendra was shocked to find that the net profit was only Rs.2.49.
Regarding this, Rajendra Chavan said that he harvested the onion grown on his land and transported 512 kg in 10 sacks to the Solapur market for sale last week. They said that they will take it for Rs 100 per quintal. It cost me a total of Rs.509.51 paise including transportation cost, loading and unloading charges. Finally, he got a net profit of Rs.2.49 for selling 512 kg of onions. The profit he got from harvesting 512 kg of onion is a shame not only for him but also for the farmers. How can farmers survive if they get such profits? A good price should be given to onion farmers and compensation should be given to affected farmers. onion yield is good, but the price in the wholesale market is low, he said.A wholesaler said that one farmer had brought only 10 bags of onions and the produce was of low quality. That's why the quintal price for him went to 100 rupees. After all deductions, he got a net profit of Rs.2. Farmers have sold more than 400 bags to him in recent times and earned a good income, he said. Raju Sethi, President of the Agriculture Association said that onion has reached the market as a result of the Kharif harvest. It cannot be stored for long. Therefore, its duration is very short. The onion should be immediately sold in the market and exported.The government does not procure onions. The government should also purchase the Caribbean onion and bring it to the market. onion export and import policy are not stable with the government. There is good demand for our onions in pakistan and Bangladesh. people buy indian onions more than Iranian onions. But the government's export policy is unstable, he said.

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only rs 2.49 profit

Sowmiya Sriram

25/02/2023 10:57 AM