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Potato Farming Crisis: High Sack Prices, Low Produce Rates Wreck Farmer Finances, Endangering Laborers
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Bulandshahr Potato Farmers Face Ruin: Bumper Crop, No Buyers, Huge Losses
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News18
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09-03-2026, 11:00
Bulandshahr Potato Farmers Face Ruin: Bumper Crop, No Buyers, Huge Losses
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Bulandshahr's Shikarpur tehsil potato farmers face severe crisis as crop sells below cost, leading to massive losses.
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High land rent (₹8k-₹10k/bigha), rising input costs, and 3% monthly interest loans push farmers into deep debt.
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Cultivation cost reached ₹15,000 per bigha, but market price is only ₹7/kg, causing a direct loss of ₹7,000 per bigha.
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Unsold potatoes delay next crop sowing; agricultural laborers also suffer due to farmers' financial distress.
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Farmers demand government fix potato prices at ₹12-₹14/kg, similar to MSP, to cover their production costs.
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