Vegetables prices are still low in spite of scorching heat
Posted on: 31/Mar/2016 12:47:43 PM
When the summer begins, the prices of vegetables will go high. Unusually this year the prices did not go up. In the Koyambedu Vegetable Wholesale Market that the cost of most staple vegetables is within Rs. 20 a kg. Some vegetables, including brinjals, are sold for less than Rs.10 at the wholesale market this summer.
Wholesale market price compared with last year
|
Vegetables |
March 2016 |
March 2015 |
|
Onions |
10-15 |
15-20 |
|
Drum Stick |
15 |
20 |
|
Tomato |
7-10 |
13 |
|
Potato |
13 |
17 |
|
Ladies Finger |
8-10 |
15 |
|
Brinjal |
6 |
10 |
|
Beans |
25 |
30-35 |
|
Broad beans |
10-15 |
20 |
|
Green peas |
40 |
40 |
|
Carrots |
15 |
25 |
In places like Perambur, Ayanavaram and Anna Nagar, five kg of tomatoes are sold in vans at Rs.50
