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Floods lead to hike in onion prices | The floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, described by officials as the worst in many decades, have led to an increase in the prices of onions across the country.
The floods have destroyed onion crops in the two States and have affected its
availability, due to which traders dealing in onions in Maharashtra’s Nasik district,
another major producer of onions and the main supplier to north India, have increased
the prices. “Last week onions were being sold at a rate of Rs.500-600 per quintal,
but now it is being sold at a rate of Rs.1400-1500 per quintal. The reason behind
this is floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, we have been unable to procure
onions from these two states especially from Kurnool district. So, there has been
an effect in the prices,” said Parasmal Bohra, a trader dealing in onions. The
soaring prices have dented common man''s pocket, who is being forced to purchase
onions even at high rates. “The onions have become extremely expensive. We are
poor people we can''t eat such expensive onions,” said Seeta Devi, a local. The
vegetable sellers attribute shortage of onions to floods and have found a valid
reason for hiking the prices, upsetting the people''s budgets badly. The floods
have wrecked havoc in northern parts of Karnataka, described by officials as the
worst in many decades, killing over 280 people besides rendering several thousands
homeless. While in Andhra Pradesh, River Tungabhadra, which flows from Karnataka
and joins River Krishna went in spate and has made at least five million people
suffer. Floodwaters have swamped hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland and
damaged standing crops of sugarcane, maize, rice and wheat. The loss of sugarcane
has given rise to worries of sharp fall in the output of sugar in Karnataka, the
country''s third-biggest producer. |
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