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Summer rain brings cheer to farmers in Wayanad Updated: Updated: ‘Prolonged dry spell had caused moisture depletion in soil’ Share Article AAA Workers being engaged in planting ginger rhizomes at a farm at Karachal in Wayanad district.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement ‘Prolonged dry spell had caused moisture depletion in soil’ Summer rain in the past four days has brought cheer to farmers, especially coffee farmers in Wayanad, a major Robusta coffee and ginger growing region in the State. “The prolonged dry spell had caused moisture depletion in the soil and it was leading ...

Budget promise fails to perk up coffee market Updated: Updated: Government yet to procure Robusta crop at MSP of ₹90 as announced in Budget Share Article Government yet to procure Robusta crop at MSP of ₹90 as announced in Budget A month ago, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac announced in the Budget a minimum support price (MSP) of ₹90 for a kg of Robusta raw cherry, with the intention of supporting coffee farmers in the district. The announcement is yet to make any impact in the coffee market, according to Prasanth Rajesh, president, Wayanad Coffee Growers Association (WCGA). The ma...

Budget brings cheers to coffee growers Updated: Updated: MSP for Robusta coffee increased to ₹90 a kg Share Article MSP for Robusta coffee increased to ₹90 a kg Coffee farmer organisations have welcomed the budgetary provisions for supporting coffee farmers in Wayanad district, a major Robusta coffee growing area in the country. Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac in his budget speech on Friday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for a kg of raw Robusta coffee to ₹90. “At a time when coffee growers in the district are reeling under severe crisis owing to the low price of the ...

Erratic rain deepens coffee farmers’ woes Updated: Updated: Dearth of workers following pandemic outbreak a matter of concern Share Article Dearth of workers following pandemic outbreak a matter of concern The falling price of Robusta coffee, erratic rain in the midst of harvest, and dearth of workers are deepening the worries of coffee farmers in Wayanad, a major coffee growing region in the State. The spot prices of Robusta coffee and raw cherry on Saturday in the Wayanad market was ₹62 to ₹64 a kg as against ₹71 to ₹72 a kg a month ago. Whereas the price of Robusta coffee beans (...