Vegetables become dearer as local supplies fail to arrive

 

 

USUALLY, the new local vegetable producearrivesin thewholesalemarket in September-November resulting in lower prices. But, on account of unsuitable climatic conditions the newproducehas failed toarrive therefore thevegetablepriceshavejumped by 20 to 30 per cent compared to last week in the wholesale market. There seems to be no respite for common people asvegetableprices are expected to remain at higher levels till the new produce arrives from endNovember.“Localvegetable supplies have not arrived exhausted and there is little supply coming to the market. Therefore, the vegetable prices have increased,” said Ram Mahajan, Secretary, Mahatma Phule Adatiya Association. The prices of tomatoes are flying high and being quoted at Rs 60 to Rs 70 per kg, green peas (watana) at Rs 140 to Rs 160 per kg, gawar falli at Rs 80 toRs 120per kg andjackfruit tomatoes at Rs 70 per kg, in the wholesale market. In the retail market, exorbitant prices of vegetables has burned a hole in pockets of the citizens, he said. “The new local supplies are expected to resume from endNovember in large quantities. Vegetable supplies shouldhave started by now from near by villages, but due tounseasonalrains thereisdelay in arrivals.

 

At present the supply is coming from Delhi, Meerut, Nashik, Buldhana and Chhindwara for local consumption. Till then people will have to wait for prices to fall from the current levels,” he further said. Mahajan also pointed out that frequentrains helped increase the supply of vegetables throughout the monthofMay thisrestricted theprices from rising. Thepricesofvegetablesbeingquoted in the wholesale market: methi at Rs 30 per kg, spinach at Rs 15 per kg, bitter gourd at Rs 40 per kg, beans at Rs 60 per kg, brinjal at Rs 20 per kg, lady finger atRs 50per kg,cauliflower at Rs 40 per kg, shimla mirch at Rs 50 per kg and chaulai falli at Rs 30 per kg, pumpkin at Rs 15 per kg, parvel at Rs 30 per kg, and dodke at Rs 40 per kg, he added.