New Delhi: On the one hand people are doind panicking buying and shopping during the lockdown caused by Coronavirus, on the other hand, there are no workers available in the mandis. Similar news is coming from Nashik, where onion mandis in Lasalgaon have been closed since 26 March due to no workers for work. The market is already affected due to the closure. If the onion market remains closed, it will directly affect the supply of onions. If the supply of onion is affected then its prices will increase.

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Director of Vinchur Agriculture Market Somnath Shirsath said, "The workers are not coming to work due to the lockdown. We want the workers to come to work, but the police is not allowing them to come. The drivers are not present. Those who were out, they are not able to come back now. The government is asking the market to be open, but in such a scenario we have no choice. "

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He said, "The farmers brought their onion produce to the markets and sold it at prices ranging from Rs 10 to 14 per kg. The demand from the cities decreased and no means were available to take them to the cities." Nivruti Nyharkar, a farmer from Lasalgaon said, "Earlier we were badly affected by the unseasonal rains and now our produce will be lying in the markets due to Corona's havoc. Red onion starts spoiling in a few days. It hits us very badly will fall. "

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