A disheartened farmer gives the public free cauliflower and cool beverages.

SHAKARGARH: A farmer in the Shakargarh vegetable market, discouraged by the cauliflower’s falling price of Rs50 per maund, gave it away for free in a widely shared episode that mirrored a similar one in Narowal.

Residents in the market hurried to stuff their bags full of the free produce after the farmer reportedly handed out a mountain of cauliflower and even provided cool beverages.

The farmer expressed frustration with the volatile market pricing and called on authorities to stabilize vegetable market rates. The episode went viral and brought attention to the severe financial difficulties farmers face.

Earlier, following a record crop, a Punjabi farmer named Mudasir went viral after he was compelled to give away 50 tons of cauliflower for free because the market’s vegetable prices had dropped sharply.

Farmers in Punjab are facing extreme financial hardship despite a record crop since vegetable prices have plummeted in Punjabi marketplaces over the past week, making it impossible for them to recoup even the most basic production expenses.

Basic vegetables like tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, and spinach are now selling for as little as Rs 2 to 10 per kilogram at wholesale stores. Many producers are forced to take severe steps because middlemen are hesitant to give farmers reasonable pricing because of the low demand and growing supply.

Due to the market price of just Rs 2 per kilogram, a farmer in Narowal was forced to disperse his cauliflower crop out of irritation in a rare instance.

50 tons of cauliflower were given out for free by the dejected Sadiq Abad farmer.

According to him, the market price is merely Rs 2 per kilogram, but the fundamental cost of cultivation is between Rs 30 and 40 thousand.

According to Mudasir, giving away the harvest for free is preferable to selling it at a loss. He called on the government to remove electricity and fertilizer levies in order to assist struggling farmers like himself.

According to a survey, Pakistan’s agriculture industry has lost out on the opportunity to profit from the bountiful crops, therefore farmers are ultimately responsible for the low pricing.