Tobacco farmers in Prakasam are experiencing record profits due to the high prices of tobacco this harvest season. The average price has increased by Rs 54 per kg, reaching Rs 365 per kilo. The production of 65 million kg of tobacco far surpassed the approved cultivation area, with premium varieties fetching high prices. The overall sales of 153 million kg …
Tirupati: Tobacco growers in Prakasam district are rejoicing as their produce has been fetching exceptionally good earnings at the ongoing tobacco auctions. On May 18, tobacco growers fetched a low of Rs 252.88 at the Ongole-1 auction platform and a high of Rs 319.68 at Gopalapuram, with the average price standing at Rs 282.55 - one of the highest ever …
Farmers in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh were an anxious lot as intermittent showers under the influence of Cyclone Mandous’ remnants continued for the fourth successive day on Monday. Efforts to pump out water from inundated fields by growers of paddy, tobacco and other crops proved to be a futile exercise as rains continued to pound Nellore and Prakasam districts on …
Having suffered heavy loses owing to the cyclonic storm Nivar last year, the tobacco growers in the drought-prone pockets of Prakasam and Nellore districts have pinned high hopes on the auction of the crop, which is all set to begin on March 15. With the prices of the F1 and F2 tobacco varieties crossing the ₹260 per kg-mark in the …
The Federation of All India Farmer Associations has urged the Central government to bail out the cyclone-affected Flue Cured Virginia tobacco farmers by announcing adequate relief package. Murali Babu said that the FCV tobacco farmers had experienced losses of more than ₹6,000 crore with a drop in production from 325 million kg in 2014-15 to 210 million kg in 2019-20. …
