Even though the festive season is midway, the price of vegetables is showing no sing moderating despite low demand. [break]
The price of vegetables which had earlier gone up by Rs 10 to Rs 15 per kg with the onset of the festive season has further surged, making vegetables such as cauliflower, tomato, potato, onion and cucumber among others expensive by as much as Rs 30 per kg.
Cauliflower which was selling at Rs 48 per kg a week ago has shot up to Rs 90 per kg. Tomato which was earlier selling at Rs 56 per kg is currently priced Rs 80 per kg. Other vegetables such as onion, carrot, radish, French bean and cucumber among others are selling at Rs 40, Rs 70, Rs 40, Rs 60 and Rs 70 respectively.
"All these vegetables were cheaper before the festive season as the supply was sufficient," said Rama Aadhar Shah, a vegetable seller at Kichapokhari.
"Vegetables will continue to be costly as most of the suppliers are away for festivals. The price will fall only after Tihar," he added.
Vegetables such as tomato, carrot, local cauli and cucumber among others were selling in the range of Rs 70, Rs 66 and Rs 40 a kg respectively a week ago. According to vegetable sellers, the price of major vegetables has gone up on reduced supply.
Likewise, the price of fruits such as apple, banana and guava that were selling at Rs 80, Rs 40 and Rs 20 per kg a week ago has increased to Rs 120, Rs 60 and Rs 30 a kg respectively.
The Kalimati vegetable and fruits market receives 500 to 600 tons of vegetables daily in normal circumstances. But with the onset of the festival, supplies have dipped to 100 to 200 tons, causing a spurt in the price of vegetables and fruits though Kalimati market officials said the price is gradually falling.
The supply of fruits which is around 150 tons a day has also fallen.
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