Vegetable prices soar in the wholesale, retail markets as flood hits supply

Vegetable arrivals at mandis, especially in Maharashtra, have declined by more than 50 per cent since the beginning of the month

Vegetable prices have shot up this month in wholesale and retail markets across Maharashtra as supply was disrupted due to floods in major cultivating regions.

The wholesale price of brinjal (round) in Mumbai recorded a 67 per cent increase in less than two weeks to trade at Rs 30 a kg on August 10 as compared to Rs 18 a kg in the beginning of the month. Its price in retail doubled in the same period to trade at Rs 80 a kg. Similarly, prices of okra in Mumbai jumped by 50 per cent and 100 per cent to Rs