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India: Erratic weather likely to reduce tomato, onion, and potato crop yield

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India
Published Jan 15, 2022

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The recent irregular weather conditions, such as rainfall and hailstorms, are anticipated to reduce yields of essential crops such as potatoes, onions, and tomatoes, pushing up costs in the next weeks, according to a market intelligence report prepared by the ministry of food processing industries (MFPI).

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Recent rainfall in Maharashtra, the country's largest onion producer, has lowered late Kharif crop output, which, according to an MFPI estimate, "may create lower availability in the later weeks of January and February 2022." Onion benchmark prices in Lasalgaon, Nasik, the trade hub, were 1,850 per quintal on Wednesday, compared to 1,350 per quintal a year earlier. According to government sources, onion sale prices in major cities including Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata have jumped to Rs 40 per kg from Rs 33 per kg a week ago. "Rains have had a negative influence on the production of the Kharif onion crop, driving up prices when the crop reaches the market after harvest," Balasaheb Misar, an onion farmer from Manmad in Nashik district, told FE. Agriculture must go through significant productivity improvements to meet the combined challenges of rising global population and climate modifications. Climate… Rainfall and hailstorms, along with the winter season, have damaged ...
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