As the quantity of vegetables arriving at the Chennai Koyambedu wholesale vegetable, flower, and fruit market has increased considerably, the prices of vegetables, including Okra (Vendaikkaai) and brinjal (Katharikkai), have come down!
On Sunday, which was yesterday (3rd September), vegetables arrived in 530 lorries from various places at the Chennai Metro City Koyambedu wholesale vegetable, flowers, and fruits Supermarket.
Due to the larger quantities of vegetables that arrived, the prices of the vegetables came down significantly.
For instance, 1 kg of Okra (lady`s finger or Vendaikkaai) was sold at just Rs. 5 per kg, but even then, the retail traders did not show interest in buying them. Prices of brinjal, bitter gourd, drumstick, and ridged gourd (Peerkkangaai) also decreased.
Tomato, which was being sold at Rs. 200 per kg at the beginning of August due to a decrease in the quantity of arrivals, was sold at Rs. 18 per kg on the wholesale market on Sunday (3rd September). On the retail market, it was sold at Rs. 25 per kg.
Here are the details of vegetable prices per kg in the wholesale market:
- Carrot 15
- Ooty carrot - 35
- Beans 40
- Cucumber 20
- Ivy gourd 15
- Bitter gourd 20
- Drumstick 20
- Chowchow 10
- Turnip (Noolkool) 15
- Bunch-beans (Kothavarankaai) 35
- Radish 10
- Beetroot 15
- Snake gourd 7
- Cabbage 15
- Ridged gourd (Peerkkangaai) -15
- Ujala brinjal 15
- Lined brinjal (Vari Katharikkai) 12
- Flat beans (Avaraikkai) 35
- Bell-pepper (Kudai Milagai) 20
- Green chilli 40
- Nasik Onion 35
- Andhra Onion 22
- Potato 30
- Small onion 70
- Ginger Rs. 220
- Garlic Rs. 160.
The public has been delighted by this sudden and cheerful news!