‘Better to destroy than sell’: Onion tears flood Maharashtra, farmers' hopes dashed

Published 2025년 10월 21일

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As Maharashtras fields lie drenched and its granaries half-empty, the despair is palpable. For many farmers, the idea of profit has given way to the hope of mere survival.

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When Sudam Ingle, a farmer from Purandar in Maharashtra, took his onions to the local market last week, he returned home with just Rs 664 for 7.5 quintals of produce -- the result of a season of backbreaking labour and a year’s worth of hope. The incessant rains had destroyed most of his crop. What remained fetched prices so low that, after deducting transport and weighing charges, selling them only deepened his losses. #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;} .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;} #sr_widget.onDemand .live_stock p a{color: #fff;;} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;} #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important} #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid ...

Source: Economic times