Popular vegetables like cabbage, sword bean, bitter gourd, French bean, pointed gourd, green onion and dry garlic have become costlier in range of Rs 2 to Rs 21 per kg as compared to the prices recorded a week ago.[break]
Prices of long brinjal and carrot, however, have fallen as it happens to be their peak production season. The price of other vegetables like red potato, local cauliflower and Chinese dry garlic has remained unchanged.
Fruit prices are climbing upward with the advent of popular festivals Dashain and Tihar. Apple, guava, water melon and pear have become costlier in range of Rs 5 to 10 per kg.
According to Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board (KFVMDB) -- a government authority that oversees management of Kalimati vegetables market, the price of most of most of the vegetables has increased because of torrential rain and lack of proper storage facilities.
“Drop in supplies is the major reason behind rise in vegetable prices. Daily arrival of vegetables in the Kalimati market has dropped to around 400 tons due to rainfall over the past few days. Average daily arrival of vegetables in the Kalimati market hovers around 500 tons,” said Bharat Baniya, a wholesaler at Kalimati market.
Biggest rise was seen the price of big tomato, small tomato, dry garlic and pointed gourd. The price of big tomato has increase to Rs 42 per kg from last week´s Rs 30 per kg.
Similarly, price of small tomato has climbed to Rs 60 per kg from Rs 39 per kg recorded last week. The prices of pointed gourd and Nepali dry garlic increased by Rs 19 and Rs 9 per kg respectively.
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