Onion Farmers Face Crisis: Good Yields, Low Prices & Packaging Shortage Shatter Dreams
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News18•16-03-2026, 15:32
Onion Farmers Face Crisis: Good Yields, Low Prices & Packaging Shortage Shatter Dreams
•Shekhawati region onion farmers face crisis: good yields but low market prices and rising costs.
•US-Iran tensions caused plastic granule shortage, leading to severe scarcity and black marketing of onion packaging bags.
•Bag prices doubled, increasing farmers' expenses; mandi traders limit procurement due to packaging unavailability.
•Transportation costs surged by Rs 150-300 per quintal, further impacting farmers and traders.
•Farmers like Dinesh Chaudhary and Mahavir Singh report market prices (Rs 5-7.5/kg) are below production costs; Kisan Sabha submitted a memorandum to the District Collector.
