Farmers in Salem urge roll back of fertilizer price hike
Farmers in Salem are demanding the Union government to reverse the recent hike in fertilizer prices. The Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Federation organized a demonstration, highlighting the financial strain on farmers due to rising input costs. Similar protests are occurring nationwide as farmers seek immediate intervention from the government.
- ▪Members of the Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Federation staged a demonstration in Salem.
- ▪The price of potash increased from ₹1,750 to ₹2,150 a bag.
- ▪Farmers are struggling with escalating input costs and uncertain returns from agriculture.
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Urging the Union government to roll back the fertilizer price hike, members of the Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Federation staged a demonstration in Salem on Tuesday (May 26, 2026).Farmers raised slogans condemning the increase in fertilizer prices and demanding immediate intervention by the Centre. Members of the federation said the steep increase in fertilizer prices had imposed an additional financial burden on farmers already struggling with escalating input costs and uncertain returns from agriculture.According to the federation, the price of potash had been increased from ₹1,750 to ₹2,150 a bag. The price of complex fertilizers had gone up from ₹1,975 to ₹2,150, while ammonium sulphate prices had risen from ₹2,200 to ₹2,450 a bag.
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