2024-06-21 10:47:22
New Delhi: The scorching warmth is now affecting vegatables and fruits as effectively. Within the final one week, the costs of many greens have doubled. Merchants of Delhi’s largest vegetable market Azadpur say that because of the warmth, greens aren’t reaching the markets from the fields. Because of the rising temperature, vegetable crops are additionally getting destroyed within the fields. Attributable to which the arrival of greens available in the market has additionally been affected. On the similar time, because of the scorching warmth, greens are additionally getting spoiled rapidly available in the market. Vegetable merchants mentioned that seasonal crops like tomato, gourd, ridge gourd are being affected. Its costs have elevated by as much as 50% within the markets. Final week, the worth of tomato was 25 to 30 rupees per kg, now it has reached 40 to 50 rupees per kg. Lemons had been earlier being bought on the worth of 80 to ₹ 100 per kg, now it has reached 160 rupees per kg. The identical is the case with fruits. There’s a 25 to 30 % enhance within the worth of fruits like apple, mango, pomegranate, papaya, watermelon, musk melon, seasonal fruit and coconut water. Wholesaler Anil Malhotra from the Vegetable Merchants Affiliation in Azadpur Mandi mentioned that as a result of lack of rain, the wholesale worth of capsicum that reached Azadpur Mandi has reached Rs 100 per kg, Ridge gourd that was bought at Rs 25-30 per kg is now being bought at Rs 50 to 60 per kg, bottle gourd that was bought at Rs 20 to 25 per kg is now being bought at Rs 50 per kg. One other dealer Ghanshyam mentioned that today greens aren’t coming from the close by areas. Attributable to this additionally, an increase within the worth of greens is being seen.
Vegetable costs (Rs. per kg)
VegetableNowFirstOnion4020Potato4020Tomato40-5020Cauliflower8060Cucumber40-5020-30Peas150100Ladyfinger50-6030-40Bitter gourd6040Lemon160100Arbi8050Green chilli8060Brinjal5040