Vegetable prices soar, Okhlaiites feel pinch in their pockets
As prices of vegetables go up in the market, many residents of Okhla said they are spending more on food.
The price of peas has soared in Delhi with its rate at online grocery delivery platforms crossing Rs 200-250 per kg, and Rs 120 at the local mandis, reported IANS. One kg of tomato now costs between Rs 80 and Rs 90 on the online market, while in the retail market it is selling for Rs70 per kg.
In Okhla in some places, tomato is being sold for Rs 100 per kilogram, said a resident.
A housewife said she was shocked to know the price of tomato reaching Rs 100. On Friday, I couldn’t find desi tomato in one Shaheen Bagh shop and today the shopkeeper asked Rs 100 for one kilogram to my dismay, she said, adding that she bought only three tomatoes to manage in non-vegetable dish anyhow.
Even potato is coming at above than normal price at Rs 40 per kilogram, she said, adding that a few days ago it was being sold at Rs 50 per kilogram.
When asked the reason behind such a surge, the shopkeeper said due to rain tomato got destroyed.
According to a media report, less arrivals to the market reportedly due to change in climatic conditions have resulted in the price rise of tomatoes.
The damage caused to the crops because of heavy rain is the main reason for the shooting prices, reported thehansindia.com.
For many sudden rise has come as blow as many among them are reeling under inflation in the wake of Covid.
A report published in livemint.com on October 18, 2021, pointed out that prices of vegetables, especially onion and tomato, are rising in urban areas, including the national Capital, on higher fuel prices and damage to summer crops because of heavy rain, trade data showed on Sunday.
“There is a Rs 10-15 rise in prices as supply has slowed. Back-end suppliers say this is because of heavy rain this summer,” said SP Gupta of the Ghazipur Wholesale Vegetable and Fruit Market in the national capital region.
Quoting a source in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), IANS reported that the price rise is due to delay in procurement of peas from Punjab. The prices will settle down in four to five days’ time, the source added.
