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    Nov 16th, 2022

    Due to the surge in seasonal demand of sesame seeds for the preparation of Chiki and Shakti Raja Sani due to the healthy winter season, the prices of white and black sesame seeds are witnessing a sharp rise in the marketing yards of Bhavnagar city and district. An increase is being recorded. After Diwali, the price of sesame seeds has risen by approximately Rs 700 per maund. Due to rise in the price of sesame seeds, there will also be an increase in summer sowing. During the monsoon season, due to rains in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the prices of white and black sesame seeds are increasing in the marketing yards of Saurashtra, Gujarat, including Bhavnagar, due to the rain falling on the valuable crops due to its effect. According to the agriculturists, there is a significant increase in the price of sesame in the last five years. On year supply of sesame is increasing on food. Earlier in India, the sesame crop was estimated to be around two and a half lakh in Kharif. Meanwhile, after the crop was ready, the quality of the sesame crop was also reduced due to heavy rains in MP, UP and Maharashtra at the time of market arrival. The boom in white sesame has overtaken black sesame. Every year the price of black sesame remains relatively higher than that of white sesame. Increase income from peanuts and onions in the yard Groundnut and onion income is increasing regularly from Labhabpancham in Mahuva marketing yard. On 14th Monday in Mahuva yard, pod no.5, pod no.39, pod T.J. And Shing G.20 together recorded an income of 11538 times. Among which the highest price of 1420 was quoted for pod No. 5. While the income of 462 bales of cotton was recorded. The highest price of which was 1844. Along with this, the income of 6604 bags of red onion and 2823 bags of white onion was recorded. Farmers to be present during the auction in Talaja yard Since there is no commission system in Talaja Marketing Yard, only the farmers can distribute their goods directly to the traders according to the goods in the auction, so the presence of the farmers during the auction must be mandatory. If the farmers do not attend the auction, their goods will not be auctioned and those goods will be auctioned on the next day. will come The secretary of the yard has said that the new income of groundnuts will be unloaded after 9 on Wednesday night on 16th and 11th.


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