new Delhi. In the crisis period of the Corona epidemic, now food and drink have also become expensive. In particular, the prices of vegetables have increased strongly in the last one month. The retail prices of all vegetables have increased from 25% to 200%.
Tomato prices have increased the most. Vegetable traders say prices have risen due to crop failure during the rainy season.
Azadpur Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) chairman Adil Ahmad Khan told that the prices of most green vegetables have registered an increase in the past one month, due to reduced arrivals during the rainy season. According to Khan, the prices of vegetables have also increased due to the inflation of diesel. “Vegetable traders say that the cost of transportation of vegetables has increased due to diesel being expensive,” he said.
Although Greater Noida retailer Munendra does not have to bear the cost of transportation to bring vegetables from his farms to shops, he also now sells vegetables at a higher price than before. Munendra has cultivated brinjal, gourd, bitter gourd, lady’s finger, cucumber etc. in it by taking some big land on lease just one kilometer from his shop.
Munendra said that when the rainy season starts, the crop usually starts to deteriorate, which reduces the yield. This is the reason why the prices of vegetables are increasing.
Vijay Ahuja, the agent of Okhla Mandi, said that in the rainy season, the arrival of vegetables reduces every year, which keeps the prices up.
How expensive vegetables became in a month in Delhi-NCR
Retail price in first week of June (Rs per kg)
Potato-20-25, Cabbage-30-40, Tomato-20-30, Onion-20-25, Gourd / Ghee-20, Okra-20, Cucumber-20, Pumpkin-10-15, Brinjal-20, Capsicum -60, Torai-20, Karela-15-20, Retail price in first week of July (Rs. Per kg), Potato-30-35, Cabbage-60-80, Tomato-60-80, Onion-25-30, Gourd / Ghiya-30, Bhindi-30-40, Cucumber-50, Pumpkin-20-30, Brinjal-40, Capsicum-80, Luffa-40, Karela-30
Average wholesale price of vegetables in Azadpur mandi i.e. model rate (Rs per kg)
5 June Price
Potato-15.25, Cabbage-14.75, Tomato-2.75, Onion-6, Gourd / Ghee-10, Okra-14, Cucumber-11, Pumpkin-12, Brinjal-15.75, Capsicum-10.25, Luffa-10.50
4th of July prices
Potato-16.15, Cabbage-36, Tomato-29, Onion-9.50, Gourd / Ghee-12, Okra-16.50, Cucumber-12.75, Pumpkin-12, Brinjal-15, Capsicum-16.50, Luffa-10
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