Pineapple- High Demand
Pineapple farmers in Kerala are now finding prices looking up, thanks to a heavy summer that has boosted the demand of the tropical fruit in Markets as far as Amdhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan.
Given the current situation, the price should have been at least Rs 20 a kg for ripe fruits, still, farmers are getting a remunerative Rs 16 a kg. Said Mr Baby John ,President, Pineapple Farmers Association based in Vazhakulam near Kochi. He said that 2010 and 2011 had not been of much hope for farmer,but the last two weeks have been prices moving up. Farmer need at least Rs 13 a kg for Pineapple cultivation.
The best quality Pineapple is fetching Rs 15 a kg at the Mazhuvannur market run by Farmers. According to a rough estimate there is around 13,000 hectares under Pineapple cultivation in Kerala and the state produces around 3.35 lakhs tonnes of fruit a year. Kerala itself is a major market for the produce.
The price of Pineapple has been quite steady through out Kerala Pineapple was selling at Rs 16.25 a kg in the wholesale at the Vazhakkulam market on Wednesday, 22nd March, 2011. The price was Rs18 and Rs20 a kg in the wholesale and retail market respectively in Ernakulam. At Aluva,it was Rs17 and Rs 20 at Perumbavoor it was Rs 16 and Rs 18 at Palakkad Rs 18 and Rs 22 and at Kozhikodu Rs20 and Rs24. Prices were slightly higher in march
Prof. John Kurakar
Pineapple farmers in Kerala are now finding prices looking up, thanks to a heavy summer that has boosted the demand of the tropical fruit in Markets as far as Amdhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan.
Given the current situation, the price should have been at least Rs 20 a kg for ripe fruits, still, farmers are getting a remunerative Rs 16 a kg. Said Mr Baby John ,President, Pineapple Farmers Association based in Vazhakulam near Kochi. He said that 2010 and 2011 had not been of much hope for farmer,but the last two weeks have been prices moving up. Farmer need at least Rs 13 a kg for Pineapple cultivation.The best quality Pineapple is fetching Rs 15 a kg at the Mazhuvannur market run by Farmers. According to a rough estimate there is around 13,000 hectares under Pineapple cultivation in Kerala and the state produces around 3.35 lakhs tonnes of fruit a year. Kerala itself is a major market for the produce.
The price of Pineapple has been quite steady through out Kerala Pineapple was selling at Rs 16.25 a kg in the wholesale at the Vazhakkulam market on Wednesday, 22nd March, 2011. The price was Rs18 and Rs20 a kg in the wholesale and retail market respectively in Ernakulam. At Aluva,it was Rs17 and Rs 20 at Perumbavoor it was Rs 16 and Rs 18 at Palakkad Rs 18 and Rs 22 and at Kozhikodu Rs20 and Rs24. Prices were slightly higher in marchProf. John Kurakar
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