Fall in onion prices upset Indian farmers!
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In India, many farmers grow onions. They sell them to make money. But sometimes, the price of onions drops suddenly. This has happened again recently.
As a result farmers in the state of Maharashtra are protesting. They want the government to help them get a fair price for their onions.
Key facts!
- Firstly, the problem is that onions can’t be kept for too long, so they have to be sold quickly.
- Secondly, this means that when there are a lot of onions, the price goes down.
- On the other hand, when there aren’t enough onions, the price goes up, and people get angry.
- The government is supposed to help farmers, but many say they haven’t done enough.
- Experts, point out a few reasons why onion prices have gone down.
- One is that the weather has been too hot, so onions are going bad before they can be sold.
- Also, there are too many onions being sold at once, so the price is going down.
- Therefore, this is making it very hard for farmers to make a living.
Related Articles!
- Onion prices rise all over the country
- Centre bans onion exports, imposes stock limits as onion price continues to rise
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