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Demonetisation eating into farmers' profits, veggies sold at mere Rs 3
Updated On: 19 November, 2016 06:17 PM IST | | Vinod Kumar Menon
<p>Farmers either have to settle on selling veggies at prices that don't cover manufacturing cost, or dump it once they start to rot</p>


Kilos of tomatoes were dumped in Bhiwandi on Tuesday. Pics/Sameer Markande
Here's another bit of unwanted change the demonetisation drive has handed the common man, only this time around, it is to vegetable farmers in the state. The drive is forcing them to either dump their produce or sell it to agents at a loss. Traders from the APMC market say if lower denomination currency is not made available in the next few days, then the situation will be grim.
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