Price hike: The budget of the kitchen was spoiled because of the enhance within the prices of food objects within the wake of the flood scenario in a number of states, together with Delhi and Himachal Pradesh. Tomato has been within the information for sky-excessive prices for a while now, but other food objects resembling coriander leaves, ginger, okra, bottle gourd, capsicum and other greens are also not lagging behind.
At the time the worth of tomato had reached Rs 250 per kg. Though the federal government made efforts to carry it down, it’s nonetheless being offered above Rs 100 per kg.Â
In Noida, the worth of tomato in many of the areas is 160 per kg and past. However, it’s not that the kitchen budget of housewives has deteriorated only because of the large enhance within the value of tomato but, the skyrocketing prices of other key commodities like- coriander, ginger, garlic, beans, apples, other fruits and even chillies are at play.Â
- Ginger: Current value – Rs 250-300/kg; in June – Rs 100 to 120 / kg
- Tomato: Current value – Rs 250-150/kg, in June – Rs 20 to 30 / kg
- Coriander: Current value – Rs 200-220/kg, in June – Rs 60 to 80 / kg
- Garlic: Current value – Rs 200/kg, in June – Rs 70 to 80 / kg
- Capsicum: Current value – Rs 160/kg, in June – Rs 24 to 50/kg
- Chilli: Current value – Rs 120 to 100/kg, in June – Rs 40 to 50 / kg
- Brinjal: Current value – Rs 100/kg, in June – Rs 30 to 40 / kg
- Okra: Current value – Rs 60 to 80/kg, in June – Rs 40 to 50/ kg
- Gourd: Current value – Rs 60 to 80/kg, in June – Rs 20 to 30/kg
The value of cumin has crossed Rs 700. On the other hand, until two months again, apples have been being offered for Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,500 a field. Now it has elevated to Rs 2,200. The avenue distributors are promoting it at Rs 200 to Rs 300 per kg.
In most of states, the prices of many of the greens have crossed Rs 100-mark. The shopkeepers of the market say the rationale for the inflation in greens is the rain. Due to disruption within the transpotation the provision of food objects available in the market has lowered.Â
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