Kochi: Banana Chips will be weighed in gold during Onam festival this season as the price of raw banana( nenthrakkaya) has shot through the ceiling even before the advent of the festival. Nenthran Banana price hovers around Rs 70 every where in Kerala, now.
However, banana farmers who were affected by crop loss during the earlier seasons are a happy lot now as the Onam market is expected to make good their losses.