Farmers and residents from Madurai, Dindigul, and nearby areas brought their goats for sale at the Andipatti Sheep Market in Tamil Nadu's Theni district. A total of 10,000 goats, including sheep, were sold at the Andipatti Sheep Market in Namakkal.
As the four-day Pongal festival began today, a large number of goats were sold for meat at the market. Depending on their weight, the price of a goat ranged from a minimum of Rs 5,000 to a maximum of Rs 25,000. Lambs were priced between Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000.
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Traders reported that goats worth over Rs 1 crore were sold at the market this year. Notably, during last year’s Pongal festival, the Namakkal goat market recorded sales of up to Rs 2 crore.