Cyclone Gaja damage echo Vegetables prices up
Posted on: 26/Nov/2018 2:55:50 PM
As several districts in Tamil Nadu were severely affected by the recent cyclone Gaja, and the widespread persistent downpour of rains, there has been a substantial reduction in the quantity of the vegetables transported to the Chennai Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market which subsequently led to an increase in the vegetable prices.
Brinjal, which was sold at Rs. 15 per kg last week, is now sold at Rs. 20 per kg. Broad beans (avaraikkai) which were sold at Rs. 30 per kg, is now sold at Rs. 35 per kg. Snake gourd, sold at Rs. 10 per kg, is now sold at Rs. 15 per kg. Lady’s finger or ora (Vendaikkai) which sold at Rs. 12 per kg last week, is now sold at Rs. 20 per kg.
Further, the price of tomato is up – to Rs. 20 per kg. Potato costs Rs. 24 per kg, radish at Rs.12 per kg, cabbage at Rs. 8 per kg, beetroot at Rs. 15 per kg and drumstick is sold at Rs. 65 per kg.
The prices of other vegetables at Rs. per kg: Onion-16, the small onion (sambar onion) and bitter gourd-40, beans-30, carrot-50, and green chilli-18.
The traders of the Chennai Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market explained regarding this increase in vegetable prices: ‘the delta districts and the neighbouring places including Dindigul and Theni, have been very severely affected by the cyclone Gaja. Further, there has been widespread rains in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. So, the yield of vegetable has come down considerably. Thus, only reduced quantities of vegetables are transported to Chennai Koyambedu. So, the prices of the vegetables have shot up. However, this price increase is only a temporary phenomenon.’
