Ahmedabad: Soaring the price of gasoline and diesel not only trampling for the monthly fuel budget but even the household budget will be throws.
Increasing transportation costs as a function of rising fuel prices, coupled with unresponsoral and uncertain rainfall.
This monsoon has led the price of vegetables and grains to skyrocket.
Retail prices of basic vegetables such as onions and tomatoes almost surged 40% over the past few weeks and winter green are more expensive by the same proportion.
According to the data provided by agriculture to produce a Market Committee (APMC), Ahmedabad, the price of onion grew to rs 38 per kilogram in the wholesale market which almost doubled in the retail market to Rs 70 per kg.
Likewise, the price of tomatoes grew to Rs 90 per kg! Green prices such as long beans, cluster nuts, coccinia and bringe increases to more than Rs 100 per kg.
Explain the reason for the surge, Deepak Patel, Secretary, APMC Ahmedabad, said, “For the past two weeks, vegetable wholesale prices increased 15-20% mainly due to heavy rainfall towards the rainy season fag.
Farmers cannot harvest on time Which shows a steep increase.
“The cost of soaring fuel also adds the wholesale and retail costs of vegetables.
Vegetable traders at APMC said, “Most onions are purchased from Nasik to the top of the local plants.
However, the transportation costs of Nashik to Ahmedabad have increased by 20% because the wholesale and retail prices witnessed inflation for onions.” Similar effects seen in other vegetable plants too .
Deepchand Bindran, a trader at APMC, said, “The recent cyclone weather also caused a tomato price increase.
Because of the rain, plants in Kadi late a month, while in IDAR have completely failed.
Therefore, Ahmedabad requirements will be filled with the procurement of plants Tomatoes from Maharashtra, where there is a lack of plants due to heavy rains.
“With the increase in the price of onions and tomatoes, which is the most common staples consumed at home, the household budget and restaurants that will be thrown, especially in running the celebration season when consumption will be increase.
The owner of the restaurant owner who bought vegetables at wholesale prices also faced heat with a surge in price.
The restaurant based in Ahmedabad said, “When the price of basic vegetables such as onions, tomatoes and potatoes increases, the restaurant owner always bears the burden.
These vegetables are widely used to make gravies, curry, salads and a number of other preparations.” “This time, due to import relaxation pulses, wholesale prices are not high drastically.
However, there is an increase in the surge in retail front prices and fuel also has a retail price that has a slight impact next to a higher dealer margin, “said Bimal Kothari, Deputy Chairperson, Indian Credit and Grain Association (IPGA ).
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