Koyambedu vegetable market: steep rise in prices
Posted on: 23/Oct/2017 10:23:29 AM
As the arrival of vegetables was partly affected due to the grand Deepavali celebrations, the stock of vegetables in the Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market was rather low leading to a steep rise in the prices.
Only a lesser quantity of vegetables arrived, especially in the last 2 days from the districts and the neighboring states. This has led to a further price increase.
Tomato, which was sold at Rs. 35 per kg last week, was sold at Rs. 45 per kg. Beans, sold at Rs. 70 last week, was sold at Rs. 80 per kg. Carrot, sold at Rs. 35 per kg, was sold at Rs. 60. Drumstick, sold at Rs. 100 per kg last week, was sold at Rs. 160. Broad beans, which was sold at Rs. 60 per kg, was sold at Rs. 70 per kg.
Tomato is being sold at Rs. 49 per kg and broad beans, at Rs. 50 per kg in organic green farm shops.
In Jam Bazaar, tomato sold at Rs. 60 per kg, beans at Rs. 100 per kg, the carrot at Rs. 90 per kg, drumstick at Rs. 180 per kg, and broad beans, at Rs. 80 per kg.
In this regard, the Koyambedu vegetable traders shared the information the most of the truck drivers and farmers had gone to their native places to celebrate the important festival of Deepavali. Hence, the quantity of the vegetables arriving at the Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market had reduced considerably.
Further, no harvesting of the vegetables was done during the past few days. As the festival season is over, the various workmen including the truck drivers and farmers are back to work and so, there are good prospects of the vegetable prices coming down in the next few days.
