Pineapple farmers in Kerala feel the heat as prices plummet

As summertime temperatures proceed to rise, pineapple growers are feeling the heat, with the terms for the effect nosediving to an all-time debased erstwhile compared to the past fewer years. According to pineapple growers, summertime play is 1 of the astir lucrative times with income and request usually skyrocketing for the fruit, but the world is showing a depressing reversal, affecting the livelihood of farmers.

Dominic George, a 66-year-old who has been a pineapple husbandman successful Vazhakkulam for astir 35 years, said that this is 1 of the worst crises. According to him and different growers, the main reasons for the situation are state shortage, which has led to the closure of galore hotels, and the aggravated summertime vigor which has affected the yield, including the size of the fruit.