Sesame seeds: Gujarat expects a good summer crop

May 14, 2021 at 7:43 AM , Der AUDITOR
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NEW DELHI. Due to the Corona situation in India, farmers are short of labour for the current crop, which could delay the process. At the same time, the high…

… number of daily Covid-19 cases also make farmers reluctant to travel to the markets to offer their raw material for sale and there are reports of low trading activity on the mandis.

In Andhra Pradesh, however, the first arrivals from the summer crop are already arriving at the markets, and Gujarat is expected to follow within the next two weeks. It is estimated that the Gujarat crop could yield 100,000 mt of white sesame seeds and 25,000 mt of black sesame seeds.

In addition, the crops from Tanzania, Mozambique and Brazil are also available in the international mark

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