Farmers brought cucumbers to sell in Bedo Mandi
Cucumber Price: These days the farmers cultivating cucumber in Jharkhand are upset. This is the time when more cucumbers come out in the market. But at such a time, the farmers are getting the wholesale price of cucumber at two to two and a half rupees per kg. Due to this, the farmers are not even getting the rent to bring the cucumber to the market.
Efforts are being made by the central and state government to double the income of the farmers, but these days the decreasing prices of vegetables in Jharkhand has put the farmers in trouble. Due to this the farmers (Farmers) is unable to get back his capital. The situation is that farmers have to buy their vegetables (Vegetables) is not getting the money to bring it to the market. because the market (Market) they have to sell their products at throwaway prices. especially cucumber (Cucumber) And the pumpkin farmers are very upset. However, farmers are getting little benefit in cauliflower, prawn nenua.
Farmers say that despite the heat and the hot sun, they irrigated their fields and kept their vegetables alive. But today they are disappointed due to not getting their prices. He says that even the capital he had invested in the fields is not being returned. The hard work you put in is going in vain. Right now the season of marriage is going on, yet no one is asking the retail price of cucumber in the market for two and a half rupees per kg. Not only this, people consume cucumber even in the summer season, but despite this they are not getting the price. Cucumber is being sold in the retail market for 5 to 10 rupees per kg.
Not even getting the freight to bring it to the market
When the team of NewsNCR reached Bedo Mandi, located 35 km away, the capital of Jharkhand, the cucumber owners and traders were talking there. The young farmer who came to sell cucumbers, as soon as a sack of cucumbers takes off from his bike, the trader interrupted him and said that he will give 35-40 rupees, put the whole sack, due to which the farmer replied disappointed that brother 50 to bring it to the market. Oil worth Rs. At least give the price of oil. But despite this he does not get the price and leaves disappointed. At the same time, a trader told that on Monday market day two to three rupees piece of pumpkin was being sold in the market. Many farmers had left the pumpkin in the market and left.
Farming has become expensive
At the same time, a farmer who came from Chachkopi village told that the cost incurred for cultivating cucumber, he has been able to earn only by selling it till now. He told that due to the increase in the price of diesel, plowing with tractor has also become expensive. Apart from this, after adding the cost of labor, seed fertilizer, nothing is left. It is worth mentioning that Bedo Mandi is one of the big mandis of Jharkhand. Every day a business of about 8-10 lakhs is done here. Apart from this, it increases on weekly market days. From here vegetables are sent to the markets of Odisha, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh.
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