Telangana: Teja chilli hits record price of Rs 25.5K per quintal in Khammam

Hyderabad: The price of Teja variety chilli reached a record peak of Rs 25,550 per quintal in Khammam on Monday, marking the price as the highest per quintal of chilli fetched in the history of the agriculture market in the district.

Transport minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar who took part in ‘jenda pata’ (price bidding) said that the Khammam Market would be made a hub for chilli in the international market as it has hit a record price in Telangana.

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“Entire produce farmers brought to the market would be bought and farmers need not worry about it,” the minister added.