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Onion, tomato, coriander prices to remain high for another 2 months

Get ready for another hole in your pocket and the prices of vegetables will stay high for another two months or more, until the new harvest in southern parts of India. The prices of onion will continue to hover around Rs 30 to Rs 35 per kilogram in retail markets and continue to touch Rs 25 per kilogram in wholesale.
This is much above the usual wholesale rate of Rs 8 per kilogram in wholesale market. It is not just onions, prices of most vegetables and especially fresh coriander leaves are on the rise.
Another major hit to the kitchens is the hiked price of tomatoes that is currently selling between Rs 50 and Rs 60 per kilogram in the city. The rate is touching even Rs 80 per kilogram on some days and in some elite areas.
Former Aloo Pyaz Commission Agent Association president Narayan Hari Choudhary said, “The current prices of onion are higher even in wholesale market, because the supply is tight.” He explained that supply comes from southern part of the country, but due to monsoon, the crops have damaged.
“Since crops have damaged and we are not getting the demanded amount of onion, the price has hiked,” he said.
Secretary of Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Fal and Sabzi Mandi association Satish Patidar said, “There is a struggle in meeting demands of the city, due to lack of supply and damage to crops from heavy rains.”
Since, one round of monsoon is still expected, expecting fresh, healthy and reasonably priced produce from the market is a far sight.
“The produce we are receiving from nearby villages of the vegetables is much lesser, in fact about 30 percent lesser of what we normally get in good quality, so it is difficult to bring good produce to the market and provide it at a reasonable rate,” Liladhar Patidar, a transport vegetable vendor, said. He added wholesale price of coriander is about Rs 60 per kilogram usually.
“However, we can expect it to rise, because of heavy rains,” Patidar added.
A preview of market
“There is currently 30 to 40 percent hike in prices of vegetables with a major hike in tomatoes. Green vegetables are of course a struggle, because rains tend to damage them. Coriander is mostly affected, so the price of it in retail market is touching Rs 200 per kilogram. With onions and tomatoes dearer, all the kitchens are facing the hike.”
Zafar Shaikh
Hotelier and small farm owner
“Due to heavy rains, most of our transports are also affected other than already low supply from southern states. Onions have even damaged, as per what we have heard, so we can’t see a fall down in prices soon. The supply with fresh harvest is likely to bring down the prices in autumn.”
Manish Patidar
Vendor in Choithram Mandi

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