pathrot. Due to the fall in the price of bananas which are very useful for health, fruit processing center operators including banana growers have come under attack. Bananas are being forced to sell cheaper due to increase in arrivals. There is an abundance of curable substances. Sugar, aliphatic substances, calcium phosphorous, iron minerals, and living things. Due to the abundance of tannin and starch in the raw fruit, banana crop can get heat up to 79 calories. Banana is in high demand all over the country due to its beneficial properties for diabetes, urinary tract, heart disease, stomach and animals etc.
50 percent production in the state
Banana is the most preferred after mango in terms of production. India ranks second in banana production. Banana is taken in 2 lakh 20 thousand hectare area in the country. In which Maharashtra is at number three. Maharashtra accounts for 50 percent of banana production. After Jalgaon district, banana is produced in Akola, Akot, Anjangaon, Achalpur and Pathrot complexes of Amravati district. Banana prices have fallen due to increase in arrivals in the market. Prices have come down due to large-scale arrival of new banana goods in the market from Jalgaon, Raver, Nanded, Muktainagar.
At present, farmers are getting prices up to Rs 325 a quintal in the market and Rs 350 a quintal for banana number 1 coming from the fruit processing center. While taking goods from farmers, one number and two number class-wise is done by the fruit processing center owners in the Pathroot premises. You are not getting more price while selling the banana after processing it. Due to which the owners of the fruit processing center have to bear the loss. The demand for banana has not increased in Unlock. Similar prices were found in the lockdown last year.
cold demand
Presently the demand for bananas is less due to cold. Due to more production, the arrivals in the market have increased. Due to which the price has fallen. – Subodh Chithore, Banana Supplier, Patrot
loss due to price drop
Due to the fear of cold and cough in the rising cold, it is an illusion to stay away from eating bananas. Due to which the demand phenomenon of banana is natural. This is the reason why the price of banana has come down. Due to which the producers and fruit processing centers have to bear the loss. Tarunlal Tate, Dutt Fruit Processing Centre, Pandhari