MP: Heavy damage to crops due to rain, farmers are in tears after seeing tomatoes

MP Farmer News: Till a fortnight ago, due to non-availability of good prices in the vegetable markets, the farmers were leaving the tomato crop on the roadside and leaving it in the vegetable markets, whereas now the prices of tomatoes are skyrocketing. Due to less arrival of tomatoes and other green vegetables in the wholesale vegetable markets, their prices are increasing. Here the farmers are worried that due to excessive rains, the crops of green vegetables including tomatoes are getting spoiled in the fields.

Let us inform that the rains are continuing in the entire Madhya Pradesh for the last fortnight. The situation is that due to excessive rains, flood situation has also been created in many districts. To save people, even rescue had to be done.

On the other hand, the farmers are facing the brunt of the heavy rains that are happening before time. The crop of green vegetables of the farmers standing in the fields has come to the verge of rotting. The pain of the farmers is that when there was a good crop of vegetables, they were not getting good prices and now they are getting good prices, so due to excessive rains, the crops are rotting in the fields.

ABP team reached the fields

ABP team reached the fields regarding the sudden increase in the prices of vegetables in Madhya Pradesh. After reaching a farmer’s farm in Lasudiakangar village, 45 km from the capital Bhopal, took stock of the crop of green vegetables. Farmer Kamal Prajapati told that he had planted tomato crop in one acre field. Along with planting the crop, up to one lakh rupees was spent on maintenance.

Now the crop was about to ripen, but due to excessive rains, the tomato crop has started rotting in the field. The farmer told that it is difficult to get even the cost of profit. According to farmer Kamal Prajapati, the same is the case with other vegetable crops.

Arrival is not coming in the market

Thome vegetable market trader Santosh Sisodia told that for about ten days the arrival of green vegetables in the market has decreased. Due to non-arrival of green vegetables, the wholesale rate is skyrocketing. The wholesale rate of tomato in the vegetable market is running at Rs 70 to 80 per kg. If the arrival increases, then automatically the prices of green vegetables will come down.

Spoiled budget of housewives’ kitchen

Let us tell you that till ten days back, tomato which was running at Rs 10-20 per kg has suddenly become expensive. Tomato prices have crossed 100 per kg. The situation is that tomatoes have run out in the capital Bhopal, so now tomatoes are coming from Bengaluru, Rajasthan. Here, due to the costlier green vegetables, the kitchen budget of the housewives has started getting messed up.

prices of green vegetables

Not only tomato but the prices of all green vegetables are skyrocketing, where tomato is being sold at Rs 100 to 120 per kg, while cauliflower is selling at Rs 60 to 80, loki 40 to 50, gilki 40 to 60, okra 40 to 60, capsicum 60 to 80, brinjal round 30 to 40, colocasia 40 to 60, pumpkin 30 to 40, bitter gourd 40 to 60 and barbati is also being sold at the rate of Rs 40 to 60 per kg. If the arrival of green vegetables does not increase in the wholesale markets, then the prices will increase further in the coming days.

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