The federation said the Government has allowed the import of potato and onion worth Rs 500 crore, which were available and raised aplenty across the country.
Since there was no remunerative price for onion and potato, the farmers were suffering heavy loss, S Nallasami, Federation secretary, said in a release.
Similarly, as against the requirment of 1.9 crore tons of edible oil, the import was to the tune of 1.18 crore tons, which resulted in the fall of the prices of coconut, groundnut, gingelly, castor and mustard, he claimed
Since sugar was produced in India more than the demand, allowing import of sugar, has a direct effect on the sugarcane growers and also factories, as the farmers were not not getting the right price for their produce, Nallasami claimed.