PANAJI: While fluctuations in vegetable prices are recurring scenes, post-monsoon rainfall this year shows its impact on leafy green too, especially coriander, which has skyrocketed to Rs 50 for one group.
Public kitchen ingredients such as tomatoes and onions selling each at Rs 60 and Rs 45 per kg.
This is contrary to this sell for RS 30 and RA 25 per kg, respectively, two weeks ago.
Coriander sold at Rs 15 per bunch until a few days ago.
“Our clients have started buying smaller numbers to do with inflation.
However, those who celebrate Eid Al-Fitr (on Tuesday) have been hit by the most difficult because tomatoes, onions, and coriander are the materials needed at Biryani, “said a vegetable vendor in Panaji Market, said Noorahmad Rumalwale, said.
Suppliers from Batalagavi not only have heavy rain to be blamed for plant decay, but even moist weather which causes moisture attacks on fresh vegetables during transit.
“Heavy rain is consistently in the valuagavi unexpected and has destroyed onion plants so that it creates its shortcomings.
But because of moisture, there is a risk of fungi to plants.
Even though we send fresh products from the valuesavi, because of climate change, when the truck reaches the cave, the quality is affected, “The vegetable supplier of Vineet Bichu.
In addition, there are serious vegetable deficiencies in some parts of Maharashtra too, because which traders from there have turned to the values also for edible vegetable sources.
“The quality of onions stored in Maharashtra has been influenced by rain.
There are agents from Mumbai who take vegetables in large amounts of the BELIGAVI market to supply in their markets.
There are few remaining to be sent to Goa as a result,” said another vendor.
Suppliers believe that it may need one more month, for freshly harvested plants and prices for normalization.