AHMEDABAD: Some say that if life will provide you with lemons you will have to make lemonade out of it. But creating a lemonade this summer has develop into a pricey affair as the staple summer coolant is promoting at an exorbitant Rs 120-150 in step with kg!
Agriculture market professionals say that price of lemons have soared since previous week jumping from Rs 50-60 in step with kg to Rs 100-150 in step with kg in retail market. The price hike is results of demand-supply mismatch brought about via severe warmth where temperature hovered over 42-43 levels Celcius.
Needless to say, the lemon has long gone missing from salad side-plate served in eating places and canteens.
In properties, the bitter factor of lime within the lemonade or shikanji, the tangy sweet-salty drink to overcome the warmth, has develop into compromised. Currently, lemons sold at Rs 70 in step with kg even within the wholesale market which was Rs 50 in step with kg final 12 months.
Lemon price up via 40%
Deepak Patel, secretary of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Ahmedabad mentioned the sizzling warmth has ended in a sharp upward push in call for. Navratri fasting where lemon water is liberally consumed also spiked call for. “Ahmedabad will get round 40 tonnes of lemon against market call for of 50-60 tonnes. This has ended in 40% price hike previously week,” mentioned Patel.
Last 12 months, very best retail price was Rs 100 in April while the wholesale price was Rs 50. Currently, the wholesale price is Rs 70 in step with kg. In most parts of Ahmedabad, lemons retailed at Rs 100 in step with kg. In spaces like Satellite and Ambawadi, lemons got here at the next premium retailing at Rs 150-160 in step with kg. “Ten days again, I sold lemons at Rs 50 in step with kg however this complete week, they were sold at Rs 100-140 in step with kg. Killing warmth has spiked the call for,” mentioned Mukesh Prajapati, a vegetable vendor in Satellite.
“Our canteen team of workers has stopped serving lemon wedges with salad; those have long gone missing in many eating places too,” mentioned Pritesh Patel, a senior pharmaceutical govt. Chirag Prajapati, a distinguished lemon dealer within the city mentioned that recently lemons come to Ahmedabad from Andhra Pradesh.
Agriculture market professionals say that price of lemons have soared since previous week jumping from Rs 50-60 in step with kg to Rs 100-150 in step with kg in retail market. The price hike is results of demand-supply mismatch brought about via severe warmth where temperature hovered over 42-43 levels Celcius.
Needless to say, the lemon has long gone missing from salad side-plate served in eating places and canteens.
In properties, the bitter factor of lime within the lemonade or shikanji, the tangy sweet-salty drink to overcome the warmth, has develop into compromised. Currently, lemons sold at Rs 70 in step with kg even within the wholesale market which was Rs 50 in step with kg final 12 months.
Lemon price up via 40%
Deepak Patel, secretary of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Ahmedabad mentioned the sizzling warmth has ended in a sharp upward push in call for. Navratri fasting where lemon water is liberally consumed also spiked call for. “Ahmedabad will get round 40 tonnes of lemon against market call for of 50-60 tonnes. This has ended in 40% price hike previously week,” mentioned Patel.
Last 12 months, very best retail price was Rs 100 in April while the wholesale price was Rs 50. Currently, the wholesale price is Rs 70 in step with kg. In most parts of Ahmedabad, lemons retailed at Rs 100 in step with kg. In spaces like Satellite and Ambawadi, lemons got here at the next premium retailing at Rs 150-160 in step with kg. “Ten days again, I sold lemons at Rs 50 in step with kg however this complete week, they were sold at Rs 100-140 in step with kg. Killing warmth has spiked the call for,” mentioned Mukesh Prajapati, a vegetable vendor in Satellite.
“Our canteen team of workers has stopped serving lemon wedges with salad; those have long gone missing in many eating places too,” mentioned Pritesh Patel, a senior pharmaceutical govt. Chirag Prajapati, a distinguished lemon dealer within the city mentioned that recently lemons come to Ahmedabad from Andhra Pradesh.
As mercury soars, lemon rates reach Rs 120/kg
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April 14, 2019
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