According to Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board, the market is currently receiving around 700 tons of vegetables a day, up from average daily arrivals of 550 tons about a week ago.[break]
Bharat Khatiwada, president of Kalimati Vegetable Wholesalers´ Association, said significant rise in vegetables production in major supplying district has boosted supplies of vegetables in the market leading to drastic drop in prices.
“As vegetables are highly perishable, farmers don´t store them for long and sell them whatever price they get. This is one of the reasons behind drop in prices,” said Khatiwada. “Prices are expected to come down at least for a month as this happens to be the harvesting season of many vegetables.”
Prices of vegetables have come down by as much as 50 percent. Vegetables like tomato, potato, cow pea, bitter gourd, pointed gourd, snake gourd, smooth gourd, squash, lady´s finger, and broad leaf mustard, among others have become cheaper compared to prices recorded a week ago.
Prices of big and small tomato have come down by Rs 2 and Rs 11, respectively, to Rs 28 and Rs 15 per kg. Similarly, price of potato has come down by Re 1 per kg to Rs 15 per kg, while cow pea and bitter gourd have seen their prices come down by Rs 6 and Rs 20 per kg, respectively, to Rs 24 and Rs 22 per kg. Pointed gourd, snake gourd and smooth gourd, are selling at Rs 35, Rs 45 and Rs 30 per kg, respectively, down by Rs 5, Rs 5 and Rs 15 per kg.
Prices of squash and lady´s finger have also tumbled by Rs 2 and Rs 12 per kg, respectively, to Rs 10 and Rs 18 per kg compared to prices recorded a week ago. Similarly, price of broad mustard leaf came down by almost 50 percent to Rs 30 per kg on Monday.
According to officials of the board, the market is currently receiving vegetables from Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Dhading, Chitwan, Kavre, Parsa, Sarlahi and Makawanpur, among others.
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