Ramesh Dangol, an officer at the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board - the government body regulating the wholesale market at Kalimati, said arrivals of vegetables, fruits, spices and fishes together stands at around 650 tons per day, up from around 550 to 600 per days on normal days. [break]
“Price of popular fruits and vegetables has continued to drop for the last few days due to increase in supply volume,” Dangol said.
According to statistics, price of small tomatoes have dropped to Rs 8 from Rs 14 per kg over the period. However, the prices of big tomatoes have remained unchanged at Rs 18 per kg over the last two weeks.
Traders said the flow of vegetables in the Kalimati market has increased from Kathmandu and other surrounding districts.
Red potatoes and dry onions - two of widely used vegetable items -- are selling for Rs 11 and Rs 23 per kg, down from Rs 14 and Rs 32 per kg respectively over the period. Price of carrots and cauliflowers have also dropped to to Rs 18 and Rs 7 per kg from Rs 20 and Rs 8 per kg.
Mushroom and broccoli have also become cheaper. The price of mushroom has declined to Rs 180 per kg from Rs 200, while Broccoli is selling for Rs 30 per kg from Rs 35 per kg recorded two weeks ago.
Along with the popular vegetables, also the popular fruits have become cheaper in the market over the period. According to the board´s data, price of apple has dropped to Rs 60 from Rs 65 per kg. However, orange has remained stable at Rs 30 per kg.
However, prices of ginger and bitter gourd have soared to Rs 58 and Rs 70 per kg from Rs 54 and Rs 65 per kg respectively, due to decline in supplies.
Price of cabbage, banana, papaya and Chinese garlic remained stable over the period. Cabbage is currently selling for Rs 5 per kg, while banana is selling for Rs 35 per kg. Papaya and Chinese garlic are priced Rs 28 and Rs 118 respectively.
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