Mango farmers, who staged a protest at the Krishnagiri Collectorate demanding minimum support price for the produce were arrested on Saturday.
More than 25 farmers gathered at the Collectorate demanding increase in the procurement price for mangoes and minimum support price from the government and staged a protest. Later, during talks with officials they demanded that the price be announced immediately and continued their protest. Following this, the police arrested them.
The farmers claimed that the price of one tonne of Totapuri mango, which was sold for ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 last year, was being sold for ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 this year. The Andhra Pradesh government announced a minimum support price for Totapuri mangoes following a price fall in Chittoor. The Tamil Nadu government should increase the procurement price and provide a minimum support price, they added.
Published – June 14, 2025 07:39 pm IST