Vegetable prices hit the roof

May 26, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:58 am IST - NALGONDA:

The prices of various vegetables have shot up by up to 100 per cent within a week.

The price of tomato has increased from Rs.15 to Rs. 40 within a week in Nalgonda town, while the price of ridge gourd has gone up to Rs. 60 kg at the vegetable market located in Prakasam Bazaar, which was sold at Rs.30 only 10 days ago.

The price of lady finger also increased by 100 per cent since it was increased to Rs. 40 which was sold at Rs.20 per kg just 10 days ago. The price of capsicum and carrot and broad beans went up by Rs.20. Courgette and cabbage prices increased from Rs.30 per kg to Rs. 40 per kg in a week time.

The vegetables such as cucumber (Rs.10 per kg), potato (Rs.20 per kg) were being sold at relatively lesser price. The increase in prices has been attributed to continuous heat waves in both the Telangana and the Andhra Pradesh since the production of most of the vegetables came down.

Due to lack of refrigerated transport facilities, the vegetables were also being wasted during the transportation with prevailing heat conditions.

The traders in the market said that the sudden spurt in the prices of some vegetables was just an indication that the tough days are ahead.

Unless the monsoon arrives early, the traders said that the prices would go up further within no time.

Burden on families

Speaking to The Hindu , a housewife P. Shanthi, said that the increase in vegetable prices have increased the burden on them since the prices of all pulses have also doubled during the past one month. “We have been restricting ourselves to only a few vegetables that are being sold at cheaper price, but we could not avoid tomato any longer,” she said.

Meanwhile, increase in the prices after a two months lull in the market brought cheer among the farmers since they sold tomatoes, lady finger and a few other vegetable at less than Rs.10 per kg.

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