Maharashtra farmer earns solely Rs 2.49 web revenue on sale of 512 kg onions

By PTI

PUNE: A farmer from Maharashtra’s Solapur was in for a impolite shock when he received to know that he has earned a revenue of merely Rs 2.49 towards the sale of his 512 kg onions to a dealer within the district.

The farmer, 63-year-old Rajendra Chavan who resides in Barshi tehsil of Solapur, mentioned his onion yield fetched a worth of Rs 1 per kg on the Solapur market yard and after all of the deductions he obtained this paltry sum as his web revenue final week.

Talking to PTI, Chavan mentioned, “I had sent 10 bags of onions weighing more than five quintals to an onion trader in Solapur for sale. But after deducting charges towards loading, transport, labour and others, I received a net profit of just Rs 2.49 from him. The rate the trader offered me was Rs 100 per quintal. The overall weight of the crop was 512 kg and the total price he got for the produce was Rs 512,” he mentioned.

“After deductions worth Rs 509.51 against labour, weighing, transportation and other charges, I received a net profit of Rs 2.49. This is an insult to me and other onion-growers in the state. If we get such returns, how will we survive?” he requested.

(Photo | Ravindra Kumar Adi Twitter)

He mentioned the onion farmers have to get a very good worth for the crop and the affected farmers get compensation.

While Chavan claimed that the produce was of fine high quality, the dealer mentioned it was low-grade.

“The farmer had brought only 10 bags and the produce was also of low grade. That is why, he got Rs 100 per quintal rate. So after all the deductions, he got Rs 2 as net profit,” the dealer mentioned.

He added that the identical farmer had obtained good returns within the latest previous by promoting greater than 400 luggage to me.

“This time he brought the remaining produce that was hardly 10 bags and since the prices have gone down, he got this rate,” he mentioned.

Speaking to PTI, farmers chief and former MP Raju Shetti mentioned that the onion hitting the market now’s a ‘kharif’ produce and can’t be saved for a very long time and that’s the reason the shelf lifetime of the product is brief.

“This onion needs to be sold in the market immediately and exported out. But due to glut, the prices of onions have nosedived in the market,” he mentioned.

He added that this onion just isn’t being bought by NAFED, so the one possibility is that the federal government ought to make the market obtainable for this ‘kharif’ onion.

“The government’s export and import policy regarding onions is not consistent. We had two permanent markets – Pakistan and Bangladesh, but they preferred buying onions from Iran instead of us due to the inconsistent policy of the government. The third market is Sri Lanka, but everyone knows their situation and no one is taking risks to send their produce,” he mentioned.

He added that the federal government should purchase this onion or give subsidies to farmers.

PUNE: A farmer from Maharashtra’s Solapur was in for a impolite shock when he received to know that he has earned a revenue of merely Rs 2.49 towards the sale of his 512 kg onions to a dealer within the district.

The farmer, 63-year-old Rajendra Chavan who resides in Barshi tehsil of Solapur, mentioned his onion yield fetched a worth of Rs 1 per kg on the Solapur market yard and after all of the deductions he obtained this paltry sum as his web revenue final week.

Talking to PTI, Chavan mentioned, “I had sent 10 bags of onions weighing more than five quintals to an onion trader in Solapur for sale. But after deducting charges towards loading, transport, labour and others, I received a net profit of just Rs 2.49 from him. The rate the trader offered me was Rs 100 per quintal. The overall weight of the crop was 512 kg and the total price he got for the produce was Rs 512,” he mentioned.

“After deductions worth Rs 509.51 against labour, weighing, transportation and other charges, I received a net profit of Rs 2.49. This is an insult to me and other onion-growers in the state. If we get such returns, how will we survive?” he requested.

(Photo | Ravindra Kumar Adi Twitter)

He mentioned the onion farmers have to get a very good worth for the crop and the affected farmers get compensation.

While Chavan claimed that the produce was of fine high quality, the dealer mentioned it was low-grade.

“The farmer had brought only 10 bags and the produce was also of low grade. That is why, he got Rs 100 per quintal rate. So after all the deductions, he got Rs 2 as net profit,” the dealer mentioned.

He added that the identical farmer had obtained good returns within the latest previous by promoting greater than 400 luggage to me.

“This time he brought the remaining produce that was hardly 10 bags and since the prices have gone down, he got this rate,” he mentioned.

Speaking to PTI, farmers chief and former MP Raju Shetti mentioned that the onion hitting the market now’s a ‘kharif’ produce and can’t be saved for a very long time and that’s the reason the shelf lifetime of the product is brief.

“This onion needs to be sold in the market immediately and exported out. But due to glut, the prices of onions have nosedived in the market,” he mentioned.

He added that this onion just isn’t being bought by NAFED, so the one possibility is that the federal government ought to make the market obtainable for this ‘kharif’ onion.

“The government’s export and import policy regarding onions is not consistent. We had two permanent markets – Pakistan and Bangladesh, but they preferred buying onions from Iran instead of us due to the inconsistent policy of the government. The third market is Sri Lanka, but everyone knows their situation and no one is taking risks to send their produce,” he mentioned.

He added that the federal government should purchase this onion or give subsidies to farmers.