India truckers’ strike starts pinching farmers, consumers

A strike by Indian truckers, into its second day on Thursday, has begun to pinch Indian consumers and farmers as fruit and vegetable prices jumped 10 to 30 percent in wholesale consumer markets, traders said.

In producing markets, prices have dropped by up to 10 percent following a halt in movement of goods, traders said.

Millions of Indian truckers went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday to protest against high taxes and rising fuel bills, union leaders said, adding that a meeting with the transport ministry had failed to resolve the dispute.

Reuters