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Not only primary vegetables, but also additives like garlic, ginger and chilly have recorded a sharp increase in prices
Popular sweetmeats are costing a staggering 35% more on spike in sugar prices, veggies are up due to intermittent rainfall the past one week
However, onion arrivals have been normal with farmers bringing in 1,400 tonnes of the bulb to Lasalgaon on Friday, substantially lower than 2,429 tonnes on Thursday, but there is no dearth of supply to mandis.
Dairies cut milk procurement price by 11% in 2 months on bumper supply, but they are in no mood to pass on this price benefit to the consumers
Vegetable, fruit prices to be on the rise over weak supply, crop damage
The sector employs around 1 million skilled and unskilled workers directly and indirectly and decline in exports is a major worry for participants in the value chain.
The agriculture ministry projects India's tomato output at 19.69 million tonnes in 2016-17 (July-June)
Buffalo meat exporters faced supply problems due to the Centre's ban on animal sales
'Onion supply to mandis has declined due to its lower availability.'
Traders say prices will remain elevated due to increased demand, lower availability
Poor rain threatens recovery in production this season, sugar prices at three-month high
Prices of broiler chicken had hit the record high in June on supply shortage following the government's decision to cull thousands of birds in the states with Avian Influenza outbreaks.
India has lost almost the entire buffalo meat export market to Brazil, Australia and the US.
Precious ornaments are estimated to become 3% costlier under GST
Acreage of these crops is likely to fall as prices drop below MSP in mandis; area under cotton, maize may increase on better realisation
Onion supply in Nashik low but is expected to normalise in a couple of days
Because of weak availability, buffalo meat exports have also declined over the last few weeks
Supply rises as farmers harvest crops amid fear of spoilage on expectations of early showers
FCI's suspension of tur under MSP is likely to force farmers to undergo distress sales of the commodity.
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