Rural demand for gold shoots up as farmers obtain good price for crops

Rural demand of gold is shooting up as farmers from Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Telangana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are lapping up the yellow metal due to good returns from mustard, soybean, turmeric, chana and coriander. Surendra Mehta, national secretary of India Bullion & Jewellers Association said demand has gone up sequentially, by close to 25 percent since January compared to October -December quarter mainly Because farmers are getting good prices for their crops and secondly...
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