Overview

• YSRCP chief Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy used a series of posts on X on September 16 to accuse the TDP-led government of neglecting farmers as crop prices crashed.
• He said onions are selling for about Rs 3 per kg and tomatoes for about Rs 1.50 per kg in Kurnool, questioning how farmers can survive at those rates.
• He alleged that tomato growers have been forced to dump produce on roads because buyers did not turn up.
• He contrasted farmgate returns with retail listings, citing onions at Rs 29–32 per kg on BigBasket and around Rs 25 per kg at Rythu Bazaars.
• He called for immediate procurement and fair support prices for growers, and local reports said there was no immediate response from the TDP.