Vegetable prices up in Koyambedu wholesale market
Posted on: 25/Jul/2017 3:52:53 PM
Over the last few months, the prices of the vegetables in Chennai Koyambedu vegetable market had a trend of falling especially because of the higher harvest yield and more quantity reaching the wholesale market.
In this situation, with the start of the auspicious Tamil calendar month of Aadi, the prices of the vegetables have gone up.
In fact, except for a few vegetables, the prices of most vegetables have gone up.
The General Secretary of the Koyambedu Vegetable Traders Association explained that 250 to 300 trucks carrying vegetables reach the Koyambedu vegetable market every day.
As the Tamil auspicious month of Aadi is in progress right now, most houses will prepare only vegetarian food. So, the demand for vegetables is up. Further, the number of trucks delivering vegetables has come down and the quantity is lesser. This has led to a price increase.
Especially, the prices of the vegetable including drumstick, beetroot, brinjal, carrot, and sambar onions have gone up by Rs. 15 per kg. At the same time, the price of tomato is down by up to Rs. 20.
The price list in Rs. per kg as on Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market:
Ballari (onions) 10-15, Potato 15-20, Carrot 50-55, beans 40-80, noolkol 30-35, chow chow 35, beetroot 35-40, Cabbage 15, green chillies 50, ginger 70, yam 45, Colocasia 45, brinjal 35-60, okra (ladys finger) 45, broad beans 40, bunch beans 30, bitter gourd 55, large bitter gourd 40, drumstick 50-60, spinach 15-20, cucumber 25, snake gourd 25-30, tomato 70-80, cauliflower (per piece) 25=40, peerkangai 35-40, zucchini 15, sambar onion 80-90, coconut 25, and raw banana 8.
A trader informed that there are no changes in prices as long as the arrival is steady in large quantities. With the advent of the Tamil month Aadi, there are no wedding days in the month, there no big changes in the prices of fruits. The price is as per last week,
Simla apples are expected to arrive in 10 days. High-quality apples will be imported in large quantity. Egypt orange will also arrive. The mango season is scheduled to close with this week. There are prospects of fruit prices going down during the Aayudha Pooja festive season.
Prices of fruits per kg in Rs.
Washington Apple 200, China apple 180, pomegranate 80-100, sweet lime 30-35, orange 80-100, sapota 40, pineapple (per piece) 80-90, guava 40, banana (bunch) 400-500, watermelon 15, grapes 60, and melon 20.
