Hubballi: Among the most extensive tropical vegetables, brinjal is even more popular in northern Karnataka, where it is used in preparation of various culinary dishes, from ‘Vangibh’ which is famous for the famous ‘doll’.
However, brinjal, which until now affordable vegetables for most people, has now become very dear, at wholesale prices soaring above Rs 100 per kg.
The surge in bridal prices, coupled with inflation at the cabbage and capsicum level, has burned a large hole in the consumer bag, while the vendor complained about the sharp decline in sales.
Totayya Neelammanh, a vendor who supplied vegetables to the restaurant, claimed to be surprised by the price of the old vegetables upwards after the shower did not diminish.
“I’ve never seen this high brinjal price.
Between December 24 and 27, the brinjal price floated in the range of Rs 200 to RS 220.
Now, Brinjal is sold with Rs 100 to Rs 140 per kg in the Retail market.
There is a big demand for brinjal months It’s with many weddings and other events detained, but the supply is low, pushing prices up, “he said.
The bro and capsicum also pinched the bag of consumers hard.
While this cabbage requires a fee of Rs 60-70 per kg, the wholesale price of capsicum has been shooting up to 80 per kg, while it is sold at a price of Rs 100 per kg in the retail market.
As a result, many restaurants in Hubballi have taken the famous Curry brinjal from their lunch menu, while Khanavalis – traditional restaurants of North Karnataka – serving ya-news dolls once in two days.
The owner of Basaveshwar Khanavali in Lamington Roadone from iconic restaurants from Hubballi, Appanna N, “We cannot take a curry from the menu completely, because it will disrupt our regular customers.
Because we serve Holige every day, our customers demand brinjal Palya and Madaki Kalu Palya.
But when the bridal price surged outside Rs 200, we had to tell our customers that we were unable to make it.
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