NASHIK: The price of vegetables during the last one month in retail markets of the city has gone up between 20% and 60% due to diminishing supply coupled with rise in fuel prices.
The price of leafy vegetables like fenugreek and coriander leaves has increased by around 60%, while for okra, chilli, cucumber, and other vegetables the rise is around 20%. Vikas Mogle, a vegetable vendor, said, “The supply of vegetables had gone down due to summer. To add to this, the transport cost for the vegetables has also increased.”
He added, “Earlier, we used to spend around Rs 150 per trip on transport of vegetables from Nashik APMC in the city to the vegetable market at Raviwar Karanja. Now, the transport cost has increased to Rs 200 per trip,”
Suresh Malode, another vendor, repeated that there has been a huge drop in supply of vegetables, leading to price hike in retail markets.
According to an official from Nashik APMC, owing to summer the supply of vegetables has reduced by around 35% which has led to rise in vegetable prices.
Arunk Kale, secretary of the Nashik APMC, said there has been a drastic drop in supply of green and leafy vegetables. “This has also led to a rise in average price of vegetables by 20%. The supply will continue to remain short till May-end and will increase from June onwards,” he said.
While the retail price of fenugreek leaves has increased from Rs 25 per bunch to Rs 40, price of coriander leaves has gone up from Rs 20/bunch to Rs 30. Cucumber, which was cheaper and sold at Rs 25 a kg around a month back, is now fetching Rs 35 per kg in the retail markets.
Meanwhile, no hike in prices of diesel and petrol were reported in Nashik, Aurangabad and Kolhapur districts on Thursday.In Kolhapur, petrol fetched Rs 120.52 per litre while diesel was being sold for Rs 103.01 per litre.In Aurangabad, diesel was being sold for Rs 106.4 per litre, while petrol was available at Rs 122.16 per litre.
