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Maharashtra Onion Growers Demand ₹1 Lakh/Acre Relief After Devastating May Rains

The association warns that crores of rupees in losses could cascade into a rural crisis without swift procurement and subsidies

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Overview

  • On May 29, the Maharashtra Rajya Kanda Utpadak Sanghatna wrote to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking ₹100,000 per acre compensation for rain-ruined onion crops
  • Growers want NAFED and the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation to purchase 300,000 tons of onions at a minimum support price of ₹3,000 per quintal
  • The association has proposed a ₹2,000-per-quintal subsidy for farmers forced to sell rain-damaged onions at distress prices due to storage shortfalls
  • Farmers are calling for an accurate and rapid damage assessment across key producing districts such as Nashik, Jalgaon and Dhule
  • Leaders caution that unchecked losses estimated in the crores could amplify rural distress and trigger a wider agrarian crisis