Due to increase in supply, price of vegetables has reduced by 15 percent as compared to last week, say retailers.
Koyambedu market
There have been fluctuations in price of veggies in the Koyambedu market during the past few months. In the last week, price of drumstick, tomatoes, and beans were at peak. Now, these have got much lesser. Likewise, beetroot, chayote, broad beans, yam, bitter gourd, chilly, cauliflower, etc also saw hike in price.
Speaking about this, the consultant of Koyambedu wholesale market, Soundarajan said that there is significantly higher supply received in the market. Hence, tomatoes, drumstick, beans, etc have got reduced in price. On the whole, there is 15 percent decrease in price of vegetables this week. As the supply of coconut is increased too, its price has come down. A coconut has been sold for Rs 15 to 20, but the same is now sold for Rs 10 to 13.
Todays price of veggies at Koyambedu market
- Tomatoes Rs 25 to 35
- Beans Rs 40 to 50
- Carrot Rs 35 to 40
- Potatoes Rs 22
- Kohlrabi Rs 20 to 25
- Chayote Rs 20
- Beetroot Rs 25
- Cabbage Rs 15
- Chilly Rs 40
- Old ginger Rs 60
- Fresh ginger Rs 30
- Colocasia Rs 30
- Brinjal Rs 15 to 20
- Ladys finger Rs 20 to 25
- Broad beans Rs 35 to 40
- Coccinia grandis (kovaikaai) Rs 15
- Kothavarangaai Rs 20
- Yam Rs 30
- Bitter gourd Rs 25
- Small onions Rs 50
- Cauliflower 20 to 30
- Drumstick 30 to 40
- Suraikkai 10
- Peerkangaai Rs 20
- Snake gourd Rs 15
- Coconut (1 No) Rs 10 to 13
- Raw banana (1 No) Rs 8.