Karnataka Deputy CM hears trader and farmer grievances at Yeshwanthpur APMC

D K Shivakumar inspected Bengaluru’s Yeshwanthpur APMC after farmers and traders raised concerns about excess commissions, weighment manipulation, transport costs, delayed crop-insurance claims and weak onion yields. He directed action against alleged irregularities in the wholesale market.

— Source publishedTue, 8 Sept, 2026, 13:27 IST·First seen Tue, 8 Sept, 2026, 13:35 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

Yeshwanthpur APMC Yard · D K Shivakumar inspected Bengaluru’s Yeshwanthpur APMC, hearing concerns over commissions, weighment manipulation, transport costs,

Key facts

  • 6 am
  • 2% commission
  • 60 paise per kg commission
  • Rs 8-Rs 10 commission
  • 150-200 sacks per acre normal onion yield
  • Around 50 sacks per acre current onion yield
  • 93 crop-insurance farmers
  • Rs 6,500 per hectare insurance premium
  • 60 paise per Rs 100 APMC payment
  • Re 1 APMC payment

Why this matters

Agribusiness buyers and logistics partners should reassess Yeshwanthpur-linked counterparties and pursue opportunities in compliant procurement, traceability and post-harvest infrastructure.

What to watch

  • Formal suspension, show-cause notices or license cancellations involving commission agents or weighbridge operators.
  • Announcement of caps or standardized disclosure rules for commissions, loading, unloading and transport charges.
  • Deployment of electronic weighbridges, CCTV, e-auction tools or mandatory digital payment records.
  • Data showing widening gaps between farmgate onion prices and Bengaluru retail prices.
  • Release of pending crop-insurance claim figures, insurer payment deadlines or district-level grievance camps.
  • Trader associations calling strikes or reducing arrivals in response to enforcement.
  • Order a time-bound audit of licensed commission agents, weighbridges, auction records and transport billing at Yeshwanthpur APMC.
  • Require visible fee schedules, digital weighment slips and transaction receipts linked to trader licenses.
  • Create a joint APMC-agriculture-insurance claims desk to identify delayed crop-insurance cases and escalate insurer bottlenecks.
  • Increase inspections of onion procurement and quality grading practices, especially if supply shortages lift retail prices.
  • Use findings at Yeshwanthpur to justify statewide directives for high-volume APMCs before the next major harvest arrivals.