After tomato, green chilli, ridge gourd & many vegetables become expensive in India

Published 2021년 12월 11일

Tridge summary

Unseasonal heavy rainfall in Kolkata has caused significant damage to standing crops, leading to a sharp increase in the prices of vegetables in retail markets. The supply chain has been disrupted, resulting in a demand-supply gap and higher prices for a range of vegetables including brinjal, green chillies, cabbage, cauliflower, coriander leaves, and green peas. Prices have risen by Rs.20-Rs.30 in just three days, with some vegetables becoming as much as twice as expensive. Traders expect prices to remain high until new vegetables can be grown, and the agri marketing department is monitoring the situation closely, warning traders against excessive price hikes.

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Vegetable prices in Kolkata's retail marketplaces remained elevated on Friday, owing to untimely heavy rains in the city, which harmed the city's standing crops. A significant demand-supply gap can also be evident in the city because of a constrained supply line caused by recent unexpected rain. West Bengal Vendors' Association president Kamal De stated, "Since winter vegetables are highly weather-sensitive, they tend to rot in a flooded field." Markets are likely to behave abnormally because demand will exceed supply, and unseasonal rains will be blamed because such rainfall has not occurred in the past 40years, he noted. As a result of unseasonal rainfall, a whole range of crops has been badly damaged, including brinjal, green chillies, cabbage, cauliflower, coriander leaves and green peas. Almost all the vegetables have become costlier as prices have increased by Rs.20-Rs.30 only in three days, adding to the ordinary man's woes. Furthermore, they are projected to continue at ...

Source: Krishi Jagran