Expect cheaper veggies after 2 months: Traders

Even as Pune district witnessed good rain this week,it will hardly have any impact on the escalating vegetable prices in the city.

Even as Pune district witnessed good rain this week,it will hardly have any impact on the escalating vegetable prices in the city. Traders at the Gultedki Marketyard said the prices of the vegetables will come down only after two months when supply from other districts that completed sowing in June owing to enough rain arrives in the market.

The delayed onset of monsoon,especially in Pune district,has delayed sowing of vegetables resulting in extended harvesting date.

The arrival of the vegetables in the markets saw a dip and resulted in soaring prices.

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Currently,the daily arrival of vegetables,especially leafy vegetables,is very low. Since early this week it has been raining in rural parts of Pune district enabling farmers to carry out sowing. But it will take at least two months for the produce to arrive in markets, said Ankush Konde of Pune Agriculture Produce Market Committee.

Vegetable trader Vilas Bhujbal said that relief can be expected from neighboring districts of Satara,Sangli,Kolhapur,Solapur and Nashik. If everything goes well,the supply of vegetables from these districts can be expected from mid-August. This will help in stabilising the prices, said Bhujbal.

On Saturday,lady’s finger was being sold at Rs 25-30 per kg and cauliflower at Rs 30-32 per kg in retail. The prices of capsicum (Rs 30 ),bitter gourd (Rs 28-30),drumstick (Rs 34-36) and cluster beans (Rs 34-36) were also high. Prices of methi (Rs 10-12 per bunch),spinach (Rs 8-10 per bunch),coriander (Rs 6-10) remained stable as compared to last week.

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