Despite the strike call, vegetables arrived at APMC market early this morning. Pics/ Sneha Kharabe

With the farmers' strike entering the fifth day today, some members of the community had no choice but to think about their livelihood and ferry their harvest, which was starting to rot, to Navi Mumbai's APMC market. Last night, most vehicles carrying vegetable produce and milk were escorted by police vans and jeeps. Anticipating stone-pelting incidents, the vehicles took the Pune-Mumbai Express Highway, a safer bet than the old highway.