KOLKATA: The two-day Saraswati Puja might have introduced cheers to youngsters however the ones in charge of funds — along side those who manage family budgets — at group pujas are having a tough time conserving expenses in test. With prices of fruit and veggies shooting through the roof at town markets, shoppers had a tough time choosing and omitting pieces from their lists to keep on with their spending limits.
Though prices picked on Saturday, fruit and veggies had started burning a hole within the pocket during the last 3 days. Retail investors at different markets, like Lake Market, Gariahat Market and New Market, on the other hand, mentioned the upward price revision had in reality started a few fortnight again.
“It is commonplace all through this time when ultimate provides of vegetables from the rabi season hit the marketplace as wintry weather ebbs. Prices of many fruits like cucumber, grapes and oranges, too, have risen about 20%-25% whilst some types of guavas have witnessed a 50% price spurt,” Sukhdeb Pramanik, a dealer at Lake Market. “The seasonal issue apart, igniting the marketplace additional this year is that Saraswati Puja spans over two days, and that too at the weekend,” mentioned Gariahat Market dealer Monoranjan Saha.
Salt Lake couple Ranadip and Jayatee Mukherjee mentioned, “We are used to a cost upward push whilst searching for Saraswati Puja every year. But we need to proceed with the puja at our home and we try to shop inside our manner. This year, prices of some fruit and veggies are unusually top. For example, pointed gourd (potol) is selling for Rs 250-Rs 300 a kg and okra for Rs 150 a kg. Oranges from Nagpur price Rs 20 each and every. Some types of grapes price Rs 150 a kg.” The couple used to be buying groceries at Bidhannagar Market.
Puja shoppers like Tollygunge Karunamoyee resident Abhirup Das, too, mentioned he have been feeling the price pinch for the ultimate 3 days. Amar Das, assistant secretary of Lake Market Traders’ Association, mentioned, “For most of the year, our affiliation has control over prices that investors price customers. But we lose this control ahead of every festival or puja. Producers themselves promote at upper prices ahead of pujas and festivals. This has a spiralling impact on prices around the provide chain proper till the retail marketplace.”
Though prices picked on Saturday, fruit and veggies had started burning a hole within the pocket during the last 3 days. Retail investors at different markets, like Lake Market, Gariahat Market and New Market, on the other hand, mentioned the upward price revision had in reality started a few fortnight again.
“It is commonplace all through this time when ultimate provides of vegetables from the rabi season hit the marketplace as wintry weather ebbs. Prices of many fruits like cucumber, grapes and oranges, too, have risen about 20%-25% whilst some types of guavas have witnessed a 50% price spurt,” Sukhdeb Pramanik, a dealer at Lake Market. “The seasonal issue apart, igniting the marketplace additional this year is that Saraswati Puja spans over two days, and that too at the weekend,” mentioned Gariahat Market dealer Monoranjan Saha.
Salt Lake couple Ranadip and Jayatee Mukherjee mentioned, “We are used to a cost upward push whilst searching for Saraswati Puja every year. But we need to proceed with the puja at our home and we try to shop inside our manner. This year, prices of some fruit and veggies are unusually top. For example, pointed gourd (potol) is selling for Rs 250-Rs 300 a kg and okra for Rs 150 a kg. Oranges from Nagpur price Rs 20 each and every. Some types of grapes price Rs 150 a kg.” The couple used to be buying groceries at Bidhannagar Market.
Puja shoppers like Tollygunge Karunamoyee resident Abhirup Das, too, mentioned he have been feeling the price pinch for the ultimate 3 days. Amar Das, assistant secretary of Lake Market Traders’ Association, mentioned, “For most of the year, our affiliation has control over prices that investors price customers. But we lose this control ahead of every festival or puja. Producers themselves promote at upper prices ahead of pujas and festivals. This has a spiralling impact on prices around the provide chain proper till the retail marketplace.”
Festive surge in fruit, vegetable prices
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February 10, 2019
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