Veggie prices shoot up amid escalating fuel prices in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Heavy rains in the season, coupled with escalating fuel prices, have resulted in highly volatile vegetable prices in the city’s markets. The prices, which have been going up and down, have again shot up this week in comparison with last month. The prices of tomatoes, in particular, shot up over the last one month. […]

Hyderabad: Heavy rains in the season, coupled with escalating fuel prices, have resulted in highly volatile vegetable prices in the city’s markets. The prices, which have been going up and down, have again shot up this week in comparison with last month.

The prices of tomatoes, in particular, shot up over the last one month. A kilogram of tomatoes which were priced at Rs.34 on October 9 in Rythu Bazaars in the city was now being sold at Rs.42. Within one day, the prices of tomatoes saw an increase of Rs.4 from Rs.38 on Monday to Rs.42 on Tuesday.

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Similarly, the costs of other vegetables have also gone up in comparison with last month. For a case in point, the cost of one kilogram of Bhindi (Okra) has been hiked from Rs.23 on October 9 to Rs.45 now.

People who depend on supermarkets, local markets and weekly markets are forced to shell out further more. In the retail market, a kilogram of tomatoes was being sold between Rs.50 and Rs.55.

Vegetable	Price (dated Oct 9, 2021)	Price (dated Nov 9, 2021)
Tomato	Rs.34	Rs.42
Bhindi	Rs.23	Rs.45
Green Chillies	Rs.20	Rs.32
Cabbage	Rs.15	Rs.21
Potato	Rs.21	Rs.35
Cucumber	Rs.15	Rs.31

Not just vegetables, the prices of onions too have seen a drastic increase within a single day. A kilogram of onions, which was priced at Rs.25 on Monday, was going at Rs.39 on Tuesday at Falaknuma Rythu Bazaar, while it was being sold at Rs.45 per kilogram in the retail market.

Officials of Rythu Bazaars in the city have attributed the increase in the vegetable prices to the heavy rains that lashed the State during the last two months.

“Due to heavy rains, crops were damaged and arrivals to the Rythu Bazaar were affected. The prices of vegetables depend on arrivals. The increase in fuel cost has also affected vegetable prices. We are expecting the prices to come down by December,” said Mujeebuddin Ahmed Khan, Estate Officer, Rythu Bazaar, Falaknuma.

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