Maharashtra Farmer Gets Rs 2.49 Profit On Sale Of 512 Kg Onions

Maharashtra farmer earns only Rs 2.49 net profit on sale of 512 kg onions

The farmer, 63-year-old Rajendra Chavan who resides in Barshi tehsil of Solapur, said his onion yield fetched a price of Rs 1 per kg at the Solapur market yard.

Maharashtra Farmer Gets Rs 2.49 Profit On Sale Of 512 Kg Onions

A farmer from Maharashtra's Solapur was in for a rude shock when he got to know that he has earned a profit of merely Rs 2.49 against the sale of his 512 kg onions to a trader in the district. The farmer, 63-year-old Rajendra Chavan who resides in Barshi tehsil of Solapur, said his onion yield fetched a price of Rs 1 per kg at the Solapur market yard and after all the deductions he received this paltry sum as his net profit last week. Talking to…

'This is an insult to me': Solapur farmer earns only Rs 2.49 net profit on sale of 512 kg onions

'This is an insult to me and other onion-growers in the state. If we get such returns, how will we survive?' asked the farmer who got only Rs 2.49 after selling 512 kg of onions.

'I feel insulted': Maharashtra farmer gets Rs 2.49 as profit after selling 512 kg onions

The 63-year-old farmer said his onion output brought Rs 1 per kg at the Solapur market yard.