2023-07-15 00:54:59
Kolkata: Wholesale tomato prices eased in the national capital following the government stepped in to ensure the arrival of fresh supplies from Karnataka, but other vegetables have become dearer following disruptions, signalling continued pressure on household food costs.
In Delhi’s key Azadpur mandi, the wholesale price of tomatoes was hovering at ₹80-100 per kg, traders said Friday, compared with ₹160 per kg at the peak last week.
The Centre on Wednesday directed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) and the National Cooperative Consumers Federation (NCCF) to get tomatoes from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra for distribution in major consumption centres where retail prices have spiked.
The arrival of tomatoes from Bengaluru has increased in Delhi.
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Ashok Kaushik, president of Azadpur Tomato Association, said on Friday that 16-17 tomato trucks had arrived, which will help increase supply.Most vegetable prices are up in the national capital. “Bottle gourd is being sold at ₹70 per kg (up from ₹50 last week), capsicum at ₹80 per kg (₹65 per kg), bitter gourd at ₹65 (₹50), green coriander at ₹500 (₹400 per kg), lady’s finger at ₹130 (₹100),” said Manoj Dahiya, a vegetable shop owner in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar.
“The price of green cucumber has risen to ₹80 per kg (₹60), french beans at ₹220 (₹180-200), ginger at ₹400-470 (₹370), black brinjal at ₹100-120 (₹80), pointed gourd at ₹100-120 (₹80).”
Traders said prices of green vegetables will not soften immediately as the fields are inundated with water.
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