Kanive, oct 9: This year's Diwali seems to have given new light to ginger farmers who were facing losses after not seeing a price increase for the last two years.
In other words, the ginger crop grown by farmers this time is now fetching Rs. 3000 per bag weighing 60 kg. in the market. This has brought great joy to the few poor farmers who grew ginger this time.
Last year, in the same period in 2024, the same ginger was priced at Rs. 1600 to 1700 in the market. Similarly, in 2023, the same ginger was priced at a maximum of Rs. 4 to 5 thousand. So, the farmers who sowed ginger in 2024 had suffered huge losses due to the fall in price. Sharath, the president of the farmers' association, who is also a postgraduate from Hebbal, was happy with the excellent price he got for the ginger crop grown in 2023 and had grown ginger in an area of 35 acres the next year, 2024. But due to the sudden fall in prices, he suffered a loss of one and a half crore rupees, the young farmer Sharath cried with strength. Now, in October 2025, the ginger crop was worth Rs. 3000. Only the fact that it was worth Rs. 3000 has doubled the happiness of the farmers who have saved the crop this time.
Crop loss due to disease:
This time, the ginger crop grown by poor farmers in rural areas was affected by a deadly disease. The disease could not be controlled, and the farmers who had lost money by spending money on chemicals and losing money. Some of them sold ginger at the previous low price and started planting paddy, while others grew corn.
But the current market price hike is said to have brought some happiness to the capitalist farmers who had managed to control the disease and maintain their crops. 4Farmers who have finished harvesting:
As ginger is fetching good prices in the market, they are now rushing to the traders to harvest ginger due to the fear of seeing a drop in prices after Diwali.
So, on one hand, tractors loaded with harvested ginger can be seen near more than 15 ginger washing machines in the vicinity of Kushalnagar, while on the other hand, traders are loading the stock of ginger, which is washed, weighed and packed, into huge trucks and taking it to many states of the country. This ginger purchased from there is exported to various countries including Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Overall, the increased ginger price has brought joy and celebration to farmers this time, along with the gift of Diwali.
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