Tridge summary
Tomato producers in India's largest tomato cultivation region, with approximately 20,000 hectares in Annamayya and Chittoor districts, are planning to postpone harvesting due to low market prices. The decision is attributed to an oversupply in local markets, competition from other states, and current inability to export. This situation presents a challenge for producers, who face high costs in paying workers and transporting the produce, yet are not receiving adequate prices. This predicament is further complicated by the desire to break even after losses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
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Original content
Tomato producers in India's largest tomato belt say they will leave the current bumper crop hanging and not harvest due to low market prices. Producers in Annamayya and Chittoor districts in India, who have about 20 000 hectares of tomato's planted, can not get good local market prices. Other states are also flooding markets, while they are unable to export tomato's, which caused the price drop. It is also unsustainable for them to pay workers, transport and other costs only to receive below cost prices. ...
Source: Hortidaily
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