PANAJI: The commonplace guy has been hit once once more as costs of commodities continue to escalate, this time being the tomato and chilli. Prices of these elementary kitchen ingredients has doubled in the retail market over the last week. While purchasing the ripe reds is now Rs 40 according to kg, chillies are at Rs 80 according to kg.
“The costs of these commodities upward push annually all over the monsoon however this yr they have higher a lot more due to the intense shortage in tomato and chilli supply. The prime call for and poor availability has ended in the exorbitant charges,” mentioned a vegetable vendor.
Some also attributed the weather for the phenomenon. “Most vegetables sold in local markets come from Karnataka. Due to the heavy rainfall and stormy weather, a lot of the crop used to be destroyed in the farms there owing to which there was an excessively poor harvest,” mentioned some other vendor.
Vegetable vendors mentioned that recently many of the tomatoes in the local markets come from Pune and Kolhapur in Maharashtra. However, owing to the bleak season, the prices are likely to additional shoot as much as Rs 80 according to kg for tomatoes and Rs 100 according to kg for chillies.
“The situation of the Belagavi wholesale vegetable market could be very bad due to the rain. The harvest itself is rainy and the vegetables get transported in moist stipulations to Goa. Whatever efforts you're making, you get little or no just right produce on this season. It is on account of this shortage that the charges are prime. It will continue to be this way until the ultimate week of July,” mentioned horticulture managing director Madhav Kerkar.
“The costs of these commodities upward push annually all over the monsoon however this yr they have higher a lot more due to the intense shortage in tomato and chilli supply. The prime call for and poor availability has ended in the exorbitant charges,” mentioned a vegetable vendor.
Some also attributed the weather for the phenomenon. “Most vegetables sold in local markets come from Karnataka. Due to the heavy rainfall and stormy weather, a lot of the crop used to be destroyed in the farms there owing to which there was an excessively poor harvest,” mentioned some other vendor.
Vegetable vendors mentioned that recently many of the tomatoes in the local markets come from Pune and Kolhapur in Maharashtra. However, owing to the bleak season, the prices are likely to additional shoot as much as Rs 80 according to kg for tomatoes and Rs 100 according to kg for chillies.
“The situation of the Belagavi wholesale vegetable market could be very bad due to the rain. The harvest itself is rainy and the vegetables get transported in moist stipulations to Goa. Whatever efforts you're making, you get little or no just right produce on this season. It is on account of this shortage that the charges are prime. It will continue to be this way until the ultimate week of July,” mentioned horticulture managing director Madhav Kerkar.
Citizens feel the heat as chilli price hits Rs 80
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Reviewed by Kailash
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June 20, 2018
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