Bengaluru: The rain of unrelenting around Bengaluru and in neighboring countries in the past week has damaged vegetables and vegetables, causing their prices to fall.
Tomatoes, available for Rs 30 per kg two weeks ago, now the price of Hospital 80.
Their supply to Bengaluru comes from Kolar, Bengalore Rural, Ramanagara and Chikkaballapur, but the area increases tomatoes in these districts have witnessed heavy rain.
While the produce began to rot in the field because of excess water, what adds to the problem is the non-availability of workers to work during the rain, said farmers.
The retail price of nuts has increased from Rs 40 per kg to Rs 80, while brinjal from Rs 30 A Kg to Rs 90 in the past week.
Like the KR market, Malleswaram, Kr Puram, Yeshwantpur and Gandhi Bazaar barely found customers because of exorbitant prices.
BL Shankarappa, President of APMC Varthakara Sangha, said, “We only get half of the actual results.
This is the main reason for increasing prices.
This is usually during the rainy season, but we have crossed that period.
Cyclones that often affect the market.” Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Doddaballapur, Tamil Nadu, Salem and Ballari are one place from Bengaluru’s place gets mostly green.
Ramesh Babu, a vendor from Gandhi Bazaar, told Tii, “there are vegetables on the market but we cannot buy it because of high prices.
Tomato quintals need Rs 6,000 costs, when previously Rs 2,000.” With the impact of reducing pandemics lately, marriage and event The celebration of the celebration has become more frequent, and with that the purchase of bulk vegetables rose, said T vanajakshi, vegetable vendor and flower at Gandhi Bazaar.
“When vegetables are purchased in large quantities, prices generally rise and ordinary people must bear the burden,” he said.
Supriya Saman, a resident of Chickpet, said the best is to plant vegetables in the patio park itself.
“Planting vegetables in your home work cheaper considering this fluctuating costs,” he felt.
Prathap Malini Malleswaram said he would wait for a week before going to buy vegetables.
“It’s better to buy after a week than spending thousands of rupees now.”