Carrot price nosedives, leaves hill crop farmers distressed
Carrot farmers in the Nilgiris district are facing severe financial distress as market prices have plummeted due to a production glut. Many farmers are choosing to leave their crops unharvested because the wholesale market price does not cover the costs of labor and transportation.
Why it matters
The situation highlights the vulnerability of small-scale hill farmers to market volatility and the lack of value-added processing infrastructure.
Carrot price nosedives, leaves hill crop farmers distressed COIMBATORE Carrot price has nosedived in the Mettupalayam vegetable market in Coimbatore, due to glut in production in the Nilgiris district. Good quality carrot, according to wholesale dealers, command prices ranging from ₹25 to ₹35 per kilogram. At the R.S. Puram Uzhavar Sandhai, carrot was priced between ₹36 and ₹40 per kg. Farmers say they are unable to cover even the costs since their carrot produce is procured by wholesalers for less than ₹10 per kg, from the farms. Many farmers who take the produce directly to the commission agents in the Mettupalayam vegetable market are apparently exercising the option of leaving the field unharvested.
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