COIMBATORE: T Kadhiresan, who has been cultivating small onions on his land at Devarayapuram in Thondamuthur for the remaining 15 years, had raised the crop on 10 acres this 12 months. While he was pleased with the yield four.5 tonnes according to acre the farmer was disenchanted by the market worth. He decided to wait it out, simplest to see the prices tumbling down.
He is observing a loss of Rs four.5lakh, Kadhiresan informed TOI. “With a total yield of 45 tonnes, I used to be expecting about Rs 40/kg. When buyers to begin with offered Rs 20/kg, I used to be looking ahead to it to go up to at least Rs Rs 35. However, after more shares started to reach available in the market, including a variety from Palladam and Mysore that cannot be stored for lengthy, the associated fee first dropped to Rs 15 and went right down to Rs 13/kg. I'm able to promote it for a minimum of Rs 25/kg to break even.”
Like other small onion farmers within the district, Kadhiresan now plans to dump one of the stock if costs don’t pass up after Pongal.
Small onions are cultivated on four,500 acres in Coimbatore, said president of the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association S Palanisamy.
“Many farmers are getting offers as low as Rs 7 to Rs 8/kg, which won't even duvet the cost of seeds,” said DK Ramaswamy, any other shallot farmer from Thondamuthur. “It is sort of like throwing away the stock.”
The farmers say small onions are a dear crop to cultivate. “While the seeds cost about Rs 22,500/acre, fertilizers, biofertilizers and the labour push the expense to Rs 70,000/acre,” onion farmer TN Karuppusamy, who cultivates on five acres, said. “I finally ended up promoting some stock for Rs 13/kg. The dealer has promised to present me some extra money as soon as he sells the stock at a higher worth.”
Many shallot farmers have taken loans for cultivation, said Palanisamy. “They are going through debts, for which they can no longer even pay the hobby. The government should repair a minimum enhance worth,” he said.
He is observing a loss of Rs four.5lakh, Kadhiresan informed TOI. “With a total yield of 45 tonnes, I used to be expecting about Rs 40/kg. When buyers to begin with offered Rs 20/kg, I used to be looking ahead to it to go up to at least Rs Rs 35. However, after more shares started to reach available in the market, including a variety from Palladam and Mysore that cannot be stored for lengthy, the associated fee first dropped to Rs 15 and went right down to Rs 13/kg. I'm able to promote it for a minimum of Rs 25/kg to break even.”
Like other small onion farmers within the district, Kadhiresan now plans to dump one of the stock if costs don’t pass up after Pongal.
Small onions are cultivated on four,500 acres in Coimbatore, said president of the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association S Palanisamy.
“Many farmers are getting offers as low as Rs 7 to Rs 8/kg, which won't even duvet the cost of seeds,” said DK Ramaswamy, any other shallot farmer from Thondamuthur. “It is sort of like throwing away the stock.”
The farmers say small onions are a dear crop to cultivate. “While the seeds cost about Rs 22,500/acre, fertilizers, biofertilizers and the labour push the expense to Rs 70,000/acre,” onion farmer TN Karuppusamy, who cultivates on five acres, said. “I finally ended up promoting some stock for Rs 13/kg. The dealer has promised to present me some extra money as soon as he sells the stock at a higher worth.”
Many shallot farmers have taken loans for cultivation, said Palanisamy. “They are going through debts, for which they can no longer even pay the hobby. The government should repair a minimum enhance worth,” he said.
Small onion farmers in tears as prices nosedive
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