Carrot, ivy gourd prices continue to be high

July 31, 2014 11:58 am | Updated 11:58 am IST - MANGALORE:

With the festival season round the corner, vegetables prices in the city is in the range of Rs. 30 to Rs. 60 a kg. Photo: R. Eswarraj

With the festival season round the corner, vegetables prices in the city is in the range of Rs. 30 to Rs. 60 a kg. Photo: R. Eswarraj

Ivy gourd, the most sought after vegetable in these parts of the State, is being sold at Rs. 80 a kg. Carrot and the local cucumber (mul savate) were being sold at Rs. 60 and Rs. 55 a kg at the central market on Wednesday.

With the festival season round the corner, vegetables prices in the city continue to be in the range of Rs. 30 to Rs. 60 a kg. Tomato, which was sold around Rs. 64 to Rs. 70 a few days ago, has come down to Rs. 45. Traders said non-availability of tomato had led to an increase in its price. “When we wanted 100 boxes, we were provided only 80 boxes of tomato,” said Jagadish Kulai, a vegetable seller, adding that the rate would come down sharply in the next few days with the arrival of the first yield of monsoon season.

There has not been any change in the prices of potato and onion that continue to be sold at Rs.30 a kg. Vegetable sellers said the price of onion had shot up in July first week. The prices came down when sufficient stock was made available. Similarly, there has not been any change in the price of cabbage (Rs. 22), sambar soutekai (Rs. 12) and lady’s finger (Rs. 40) in the last one week.

Lemon, which was available at Rs. 4 a piece a week ago, was now being sold at Rs. 2. The price of ridge gourd has come down from Rs. 36 to Rs. 32 a kg, while that of beans has come down from Rs. 50 to Rs. 44. The price of beetroot has come down from Rs. 36 to Rs. 32 a kg. The price of green chilli has been fluctuating. A week ago, green chilli was priced at Rs. 30 a kg and it was at Rs. 50 on Tuesday. It was now being sold at Rs. 60 a kg.

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