Farmers who planted paddy variety-1509 across the state are a worried lot as the price has taken a sharp hit due to a fall in prices of the crop this year by 50 to 60 per cent, compared to last year.
The variety is being sold at Rs1,200-1,300 per quintal, while it was sold for Rs 2,800-3,400 per quintal last year. Similarly, farmers, who have cultivated other paddy varieties including hybrid-3325, 834, 222, are also in deep trouble as they too are not getting a proper price of their produce.
Farmers and commission agents have demanded that the government fix a price of these varieties and to start government auctioning at the earliest. They alleged that with a game plan several rice millers have been purchasing these varieties at a less price resulting in huge losses to farmers.
Surinder, a farmer who came from Dadupur, with the produce of 1509 variety, said he received only Rs1,281 per quintal of his produce, while he got Rs3,400 per quintal last year. This is just a monopoly of the rice millers and it should be stopped. The government should start the auctioning with immediate effect and fix a price for it.
Malak Singh from Jalmana said his produce of 1509 variety was sold for a mere Rs1,250 per quintal. He received Rs 2,700-3,000 per quintal last year.
Rajinder Kumar, a commission agent at the Karnal grain market, said it was a strategy of the rice sellers and the government should keep a check on such buying.
The variety is being sold at Rs1,200-1,300 per quintal, while it was sold for Rs 2,800-3,400 per quintal last year. Similarly, farmers, who have cultivated other paddy varieties including hybrid-3325, 834, 222, are also in deep trouble as they too are not getting a proper price of their produce.
Farmers and commission agents have demanded that the government fix a price of these varieties and to start government auctioning at the earliest. They alleged that with a game plan several rice millers have been purchasing these varieties at a less price resulting in huge losses to farmers.
Surinder, a farmer who came from Dadupur, with the produce of 1509 variety, said he received only Rs1,281 per quintal of his produce, while he got Rs3,400 per quintal last year. This is just a monopoly of the rice millers and it should be stopped. The government should start the auctioning with immediate effect and fix a price for it.
Malak Singh from Jalmana said his produce of 1509 variety was sold for a mere Rs1,250 per quintal. He received Rs 2,700-3,000 per quintal last year.
Rajinder Kumar, a commission agent at the Karnal grain market, said it was a strategy of the rice sellers and the government should keep a check on such buying.
