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TNAU announces pre-harvest price forecast for bhendi, tomato and brinjal

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TNAU announces pre-harvest price forecast for bhendi, tomato and brinjal

COIMBATOREThe Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has determined pre-harvest price forecast for bhendi (Okra), tomato and brinjal. The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) has forecast the gate price of good quality bhendi during the harvest period to be in the range of ₹25 a kg.

For tomato, the price forecast states that the farm gate price of good quality tomato during harvest will rule around ₹30 a kg, a TNAU press release said. As for brinjal, the expected farm-gate price of good-quality produce during the ensuing harvest period has been estimated to be around ₹20 per kg.

For all these crops, the TNAU had analysed historical price data from the Oddanchathiram market over 15-year period, and also conducted a market survey.