Twenty-five percent increase in prices of vegetables

Twenty-five percent increase in prices of vegetables


Due to incessant rainfall for the last time has risen in price of vegetables in the Kathmandu Valley. More than 25 percent of the cost compared to last year.

Year due to the floods, the Terai time from crops and population density increased during the road block when the price of fruit and vegetable Development Committee Executive Director tejendraprasada stakeholders.

According to Poudel, for various reasons, last year, this year the price of vegetables has increased 25 percent. Usually the vegetables market Tweens 9 00 tons of vegetables daily arrivals of the past few days has brought into the daily 600 tons of vegetables only. It also reduced the import price index.

Import of vegetables during the winter even if the Tarai districts mostly in Nuwakot, Dhading, Kavre, Makwanpur district, only the tops of vegetables being imported.

Today the vegetables wholesale market at Rs 14 kg radish, cabbage Rs 24, Rs 80 Tomatoes, cauliflower Rs 70, Rs 50 gourd, lady finger Rs 40, Rs 70 cucumbers, potatoes cost Rs 58 Vishnu Mohan said the merchant.

According to Kandel, at least when the merchant production of vegetables krsakasamga exorbitant purchase price had to be more than garnuparekale consumers.