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Short supply after festive season pushes vegetable prices sky-high in Mumbai

Traders at the wholesale market claim this is a short-term phenomenon and will change soon

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Drop in supply, as well as the rise in demand during the festival season, pushed the price of green vegetables high in the retail market. In last one week, vegetable prices have increased by 30 to 40%. 

Traders at the wholesale market, however, claimed that this is a short-term rise, and it will come down in a week or maximum in a fortnight.

After potato, it is the green vegetables that are derailing the household budget of the commoners. Peas are being sold at Rs 200 per kg in the retail market, while cauliflower has reached to Rs 60 per kg. Even the drumstick is commanding Rs 80 per kg in the retail.

Earlier, vegetable prices had increased due to a rise in diesel price. Traders say that the rise in diesel price was already absorbed by the market, and the present rise is due to a rise in demand. "We usually see a rise in demand during festival season and this year it continued till even a week after due to the shortage in supply," said an administrative officer from Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Vashi.

Traders said that winter is knocking the door and we will have ample of supply of green vegetables. "This is a short-term rise and we will see a sharp fall in price in a fortnight," said Shankar Pingle, a trader at APMC and former director at the vegetable market.

On Thursday, the retail price of some vegetables reached up to Rs 80 per kg. Apart from drumstick cauliflower and brinjal reached to Rs 60 per kg. However, there was no change in the tomato price.

Since there is a poor yield of potato across the country, the retail price of potato had touched Rs 25 to Rs 30 for a long time. The city receives vegetable from Pune, Karnataka, Nashik and Gujarat. On November 15, around 490 trucks laden with green vegetables arrived at the APMC Vashi. "This is around 30% less than the normal supply of vegetables," said another trader.

Ragini Verma, a resident of Ghatkopar said that it has become difficult to manage the household budget with the frequent rise in fruits and vegetable prices. "We can understand price during the festival. But, there must be some regulations to control price rise thereafter," she said.

HOUSEHOLDS SUFFER

Earlier, vegetable prices had increased due to a rise in diesel price

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