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Tobacco auctions resume as COVID-19 situation eases

Updated: Exporters still adopting a wait-and-watch approach, say farmers Share Article AAA A representative of a trading firm examining the quality of tobacco as auctions resume in Ongole.   | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS Exporters still adopting a wait-and-watch approach, say farmers Auctions have resumed on a promising note in the traditional tobacco growing areas in Nellore and Prakasam districts after a 16-day break, as the intensity of COVID-19 has lessened across South Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Anxious to liquidate the stocks on hand and fearing deterioration in the quality of the produce as and when the southwest monsoon sets in, farmers brought over 6,000 bales for sale in the 11 auction platforms in the Southern Light Soil (SLS) and Southern Black Soil (SBS) regions till Tuesday evening.

Sweet lime bucks the trend - The Hindu

Sweet lime bucks the trend Updated: Updated: All most all crops are selling below minimum support price Share Article All most all crops are selling below minimum support price Varaprasad, a tobacco farmer, has been hoping to get decent returns thanks to favourable grade out-turn obtained at his farm. But things took a bad turn as the spike in infections has led to the suspension of auctions for a fortnight as it happened last year in the traditional tobacco growing areas in Prakasam and Nellore districts. The decision has been taken in the wake of Tobacco Board officials and hamalis contracting the viral disease, according to a grower from Mangamoor village.

Tobacco growers in jitters as prices move southwards

Tobacco growers in jitters as prices move southwards Updated: Updated: They are mulling over stalling auctions if market does not bounce back by May Share Article AAA Tobacco growers in Ognole keeping their fingers crossed as COVID-19 adversely affects market.   | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS They are mulling over stalling auctions if market does not bounce back by May Farmers in the traditional tobacco growing areas in Prakasam and Nellore districts are in a quandary in view of lacklustre market conditions for the second year in a row in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping the region. It was a truncated marketing season for the farmers last year as the lockdown imposed to combat COVID-19 coincided with the auctions. As a result, Tobacco Board officials had a tough time arranging auctions in select auction platforms outside the containment zones.

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