Vegetable prices come down in Chennai
Posted on: 07/Sep/2015 12:04:23 PM
The prices of tomatoes and other vegetables in Chennai are coming down but the price of onions has gone up by Rs 3 per kilo when compared to last week.
Vegetables are being brought by trucks from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra to Koyambedu Vegetable Wholesale Market every day.
During the months of June and July, tomatoes, drumsticks and broad beans were sold for Rs 40 per kilo. Since there is more harvest now, the prices of the vegetables are gradually coming down. Since there is no onion supply for the last three weeks, the prices of onions have shot up.
At this juncture, tomatoes were sold between Rs 10 to Rs 15 per kilo. Drumsticks that were sold for Rs 40 per kilo during the last few weeks are now being sold between Rs 25 to Rs 30.
On Sunday big onions were sold between Rs 50 to Rs 70 in the wholesale market while in the retail market it was sold between Rs 55 to Rs 80.
The prices of vegetables as on Sunday:
Vegetables | Wholesale | Retail |
Onions-Maharashtra | Rs 65-Rs 70 | Rs 80 |
Onions-Andhra | Rs 50-Rs 66 | Rs 55-Rs 65 |
Onions-Karnataka | Rs 45-Rs 60 | Rs 50- Rs 65 |
Tomatoes | Rs 10-Rs 15 | Rs 15 |
Potatoes | Rs 15 | Rs 24 |
Brinjals | Rs 15 | Rs 20 |
Beans | Rs 30 | Rs 36 |
Broad beans | Rs 30 | Rs 40 |
Bitter Gourds | Rs 25 | Rs 32 |
Drumsticks | Rs 25-Rs 30 | Rs 40 |
Radish | Rs 15 | Rs 20 |
Ladies fingers | Rs 18 | Rs 24 |
Carrots | Rs 25- Rs 32 | Rs 36 |
