28th December 2013

- Pavala Rajesh Kumar Jeyabalan

Thiruvathirai Sugarcanes are unsold

Traders from nearby villages of Sivakasi, traders and roadside vendors in the town brought loads of sugarcane to the key junctions of Sivakasi right from 15th December 2013 all the way till and eve of Thiruvathirai Festival. During Thiruvathirai Festival, one piece of sugarcane sold for Rs.40/- and Rs.350 for one bundle with 15 sugarcanes. The price of sugarcane was soaring and it was out of reach for the common man in Sivakasi town. As a result the sale of sugarcane in Sivakasi, fell down badly. Sugarcane Traders try to sell as much possible and they are ready to sell at a throwaway rate of Rs.5 per sugarcane and Rs.50 for one bundle, grocery shop keepers are busy buying the canes and making good profit.