Vegetable prices set to soar in Bengaluru as festival season approaches
2 years, 5 months ago

Vegetable prices set to soar in Bengaluru as festival season approaches

The Hindu  

Although, usually the prices of vegetables in the market sees a dip during the period between July and August, this year, the prices have seen a hike in the last 10 days. Even those vegetables which are usually on the cheaper side, like cabbage and pumpkin, have A trader mentioned that during the season, pumpkin prices do not usually cross ₹10 per kg. Consumers who have been bearing the brunt of rising prices of commodities for a long time now are upset that the festival season will get costlier this year. We usually have guests over for festivals and if the prices rise further, then we have to start celebrating in a budgeted manner,” said Rajendra R., a resident of North Bengaluru. It is that time of the year again for tomatoes After a record high of ₹120 per kg, tomato prices have yet again crashed owing to excessive supply.

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Cyclone Fengal impact: Prices of vegetables soar in Bengaluru due to disruption in supply
1 month ago

Cyclone Fengal impact: Prices of vegetables soar in Bengaluru due to disruption in supply

The Hindu  

The recent rainfall triggered by Cyclone Fengal has affected the supply of vegetables to Bengaluru markets, driving up the prices yet again. While tomatoes are sold at ₹45 per kg in wholesale markets, retail prices have touched ₹70 - ₹75 per kg. K. T. S. Niyamat, a wholesale vegetable trader in Kalasipalya Market, said, “The supply of tomatoes has been …

Onion prices to remain high in Nov after 52% rise YoY, other vegetable rates to dip 4% MoM: ICICI Bank
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Onion prices to remain high in Nov after 52% rise YoY, other vegetable rates to dip 4% MoM: ICICI Bank

Live Mint  

The prices of onion continue to remain high in November while other vegetable prices are seeing a dip of 4.1 per cent MoM in Nov so far, highlighted a report by ICICI Bank. Although onion prices continue to remain elevated in November, veggie prices are seeing a dip of 4.1 per cent MoM in Nov so far". Within the food …

Soaring Vegetable Prices in AP Adding to Consumer Woes
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Soaring Vegetable Prices in AP Adding to Consumer Woes

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Heavy rains and floods that wreaked havoc in several parts of Andhra Pradesh have caused significant damage to vegetable crops, leading to a sharp spike in their prices. Price of tomatoes, which was around ₹32 per kg last week, has increased to ₹40, while onion prices continue to hover around ₹55 to ₹60 per kg at the rythu bazaars. “Damages …

​Last mile woes: On inflation data and the challenges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

​Last mile woes: On inflation data and the challenges

The Hindu  

The latest retail inflation data from the National Statistical Office yet again highlights the challenge in achieving durable price stability. Provisional estimates for year-on-year price gains in August show the headline rate based on the Consumer Price Index quickened marginally to 3.65%, from July’s 3.60%, as a sharp rebound in vegetable inflation led to a wider acceleration in overall food …

Slide in tomato prices aid an 8% dip in vegetarian meal costs, CRISIL says
4 months ago

Slide in tomato prices aid an 8% dip in vegetarian meal costs, CRISIL says

The Hindu  

A sharp 51% drop in tomato prices aided in an 8% decline in average vegetarian meal costs through August but onion and potato prices surged more than 50% and the actual price paid by consumers for a vegetarian plate of food remained the second highest over the past year at ₹31.2, just 4% below July levels, as per Crisil’s monthly …

High prices of vegetables causing pain to consumers
6 months ago

High prices of vegetables causing pain to consumers

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Retail prices for vegetables, eggs, and poultry meat remain high in Kolkata markets, causing suffering for the common man. Tomato prices have soared to Rs 80-100 per kg from Rs 45-50 a month ago, while Brinjal is selling for Rs 110-140 per kg, a jump of nearly 150 per cent from early June, greengrocers in several markets in the …

‘Persistent heat may singe RBI’s inflation hopes’
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Persistent heat may singe RBI’s inflation hopes’

The Hindu  

The persistent heat wave in some States that are also major producers of tomato, onion and potato, is likely to keep food prices elevated for a few more months, and could push retail inflation beyond the Reserve Bank of India’s projections for the first two quarters of this year, economists at Bank of Baroda said on Thursday. In a report …

‘Monsoon pause delays sowing, spikes food prices’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Monsoon pause delays sowing, spikes food prices’

The Hindu  

The stalled monsoon has delayed Kharif crop sowing and the persistent heat wave in parts of India is fuelling food price hikes, particularly in vegetables, whose average retail prices rose by about 45.1% this month, economic researchers noted on Monday. Following a rapid onset to cover half the country in the first half of June, there was no further advance …

Vegetable prices soar in Vijayawada
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vegetable prices soar in Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: With the prices of tomatoes rising sharply this past week, the agriculture marketing department would supply this to consumers on a cost-to-cost basis. The agriculture marketing department plans to directly procure tomatoes from farmers in the Chittoor and Annamayya districts and sell them at a cost-to-cost basis through rythu bazaars in the Krishna, NTR, and Guntur districts. The prices …

Veggie prices soar due to dip in supply, rise in transport cost
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Veggie prices soar due to dip in supply, rise in transport cost

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: The prices of vegetables like beans, drumstick, potato, tomato, shallots, ginger, carrot and broad beans have shot up by at least 15-40 per cent in the last two weeks in the district, due to adverse weather conditions, dip in supply and rise in transportation costs. This has dwindled by 20-30%," AMP Abdul Hakkim, president, Tiruchy Gandhi Market Anaithu Vyabarigal …

Vegetables wilt as heat, rain plays spoilsport; price on the rise
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Vegetables wilt as heat, rain plays spoilsport; price on the rise

New Indian Express  

MADURAI : Rising temperatures and unseasonal rain have greatly affected the arrival of vegetables at the Madurai central market, and the prices of vegetables have slightly increased. Meanwhile, traders have faulted the lack of facilities at the market, which has led to many traders refraining from purchasing vegetables for sale. The Mattuthavani Central Vegetable Market is a major market catering …

Vegetables, flowers and fruits get costly in Bengaluru ahead of Ugadi
9 months ago

Vegetables, flowers and fruits get costly in Bengaluru ahead of Ugadi

The Hindu  

Markets in Bengaluru were bustling with customers during the weekend ahead of Ugadi on Tuesday. However, the festival spirit has been slightly dampened by the increase in the prices of vegetables, fruits, and flowers owing to the supply crunch caused by the drought and the heat conditions. The price of beans, which was ₹50 to ₹60 per kg in wholesale …

Potato, Onion Prices Surge Signal Potential for Food Inflation Upsurge
9 months ago

Potato, Onion Prices Surge Signal Potential for Food Inflation Upsurge

ABP News  

BoB Essential Commodity Index has increased at the fastest pace since August 2023 by 5.9 per cent in March 2024, on YoY basis and by 0.4 per cent, on a sequential basis, says Dipanwita Mazumdar, Economist, Bank of Baroda. On a YoY basis, BoB ECI inched up to 5.9 per cent in March 2024, the sharpest pace of increase in …

Vegetable Prices to Easy by Sept, Says RBI Governor
1 year, 4 months ago

Vegetable Prices to Easy by Sept, Says RBI Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said that core inflation in India still remains elevated, but prices of vegetables could start easing by next month due to arrival of fresh crops. After reaching a low of 4.3 per cent in May 2023, headline inflation has risen to 7.4 per cent in July driven by the …

High food prices may be the new normal
1 year, 4 months ago

High food prices may be the new normal

Hindustan Times  

A vegetable price shock has sent India’s benchmark inflation rate to a 15-month high of 7.4% in July. The jump in headline inflation came despite a moderation in core inflation, which measures the non-food non-fuel part of the Consumer Price Index basket. In the textbook world of inflation targeting, high inflation is taken as a sign of an overheating economy, …

Prices of vegetables double in two weeks as monsoon fails to make a mark
1 year, 6 months ago

Prices of vegetables double in two weeks as monsoon fails to make a mark

The Hindu  

While inflation affects all aspects of life, the heat of it is mostly felt by customers while buying their daily vegetables and fruits. Tomatoes, which were being sold at just ₹40 to ₹50 a couple of weeks ago are now being sold at ₹110 to ₹120 per kg at retail markets. Similarly, beans, which are always the first vegetable whose …

Vegetable prices continue to soar in Kerala, tomato price touches ₹100 a kg
1 year, 6 months ago

Vegetable prices continue to soar in Kerala, tomato price touches ₹100 a kg

The Hindu  

Keeping vegetable prices stable is turning out to be a tough task with more items turning pricey this week in Kerala markets. Attempts to keep tomato prices stable with additional procurements from outside Kerala have not met with success, say officials of the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation. ‘‘Good quality beans cost ₹120, while cheaper varieties are available for …

Not just tomatoes: Why are vegetable prices seeing a rise?
1 year, 6 months ago

Not just tomatoes: Why are vegetable prices seeing a rise?

Firstpost  

From Rajasthan to Kerala, everyday kitchen staples like lemons, ginger, green chillies, and more have substantially increased in price this monsoon. Cities with expensive veggies In markets of several Kerala cities like Hosur, Mysuru, Kolar and Thiruvananthapuram, the cost of veggies like tomatoes, lemons, ginger, and chillies was generally above Rs 100. According to The New Indian Express, the cost …

Heavy pre-monsoon rains push up prices of vegetables and flowers in Bengaluru
1 year, 7 months ago

Heavy pre-monsoon rains push up prices of vegetables and flowers in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The pre-monsoon rains in the vegetable growing areas of Bengaluru have caused the prices of vegetables to shoot up by ₹5-30. Other vegetables like capsicum, beetroot, chillies and bitter gourd have also gone up by ₹10 per kg in the retail markets. Chikkanna, a local vendor in N. R. Colony market said, “Prices in vegetables have increased a lot in …

Data | Vegetable prices in India are on a rollercoaster ride
2 years ago

Data | Vegetable prices in India are on a rollercoaster ride

The Hindu  

On Monday, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Poonam Gupta, expressed her disappointment in the manner in which “monetary policy is held hostage by vegetable prices”. Click to subscribe to our Data newsletter Chart 2 shows the retail inflation of select vegetables in the December months of each year. Every odd year there was inflation of vegetable …

Vegetable prices fall in winter to levels lesser than 2021
2 years ago

Vegetable prices fall in winter to levels lesser than 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Markets are generally full with green vegetables in the winter season. Since 65 per cent of the stock is sourced from Chittoor, tomato prices experienced a sharp increase to Rs 125 per kg. Tomatoes, a necessary ingredient in Telugu meals, saw a decline in price in 2022, the lowest price being at Rs 2 per kg in mid-November, for …

Veggie prices crash by 50% at APMC market
2 years ago

Veggie prices crash by 50% at APMC market

Hindustan Times  

With increased supply from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and parts of the state, the prices of vegetables at Vashi’s APMC market have gone down by 50%. Navi Mumbai, India - December 13, 2022: With the increase of vegetables entering the market from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra, the wholesale prices drop by 50% at APMC Vegetable Market, Turbhe, in …

Rain pain: Unseasonal showers push up vegetable prices in Bengaluru
2 years, 7 months ago

Rain pain: Unseasonal showers push up vegetable prices in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Unseasonal rains in the vegetable-growing belt around Bengaluru has led to a supply crunch in the city, which has resulted in an escalation of prices. The prices will also stabilise after maybe a couple weeks,” said Dhanaraj, Joint Director, Horticulture Department. That is why I’m now making a shift to vegetables like pumpkin and cabbage as their prices are comparatively …

87% Indian households affected by soaring vegetable prices: Survey
2 years, 8 months ago

87% Indian households affected by soaring vegetable prices: Survey

India Today  

About nine out of every 10 households in India are “feeling the pinch” of rising prices of vegetables in the last 30 days, according to a survey. LocalCircles, which conducted the survey, said it received 11,800 responses from citizens residing in 311 districts across India and claimed that around 87 per cent of Indian households have been "affected" by the …

Bengaluru Eateries to Charge More as Edible Oil, Fuel Prices Soar
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru Eateries to Charge More as Edible Oil, Fuel Prices Soar

News 18  

Bruhath Bengaluru Hotel Association has decided to increase the prices of food items in Bangalore in wake of the sky-high prices of fuel, edible oils, and other cooking materials. In a conversation with Indian Express, the president of the Bengaluru Hotel Association, PC Rao said, “The price of food items at restaurants and eateries will increase by around 10 percent …

Veggie prices soar in Bengaluru following heavy rainfall
3 years, 1 month ago

Veggie prices soar in Bengaluru following heavy rainfall

India Today  

Following incessant rainfall in Bengaluru, vegetable prices have skyrocketed by up to 40 per cent as crops have been destroyed over the last two weeks, hitting supply. According to a report published in the Deccan Herald, tomato prices have gone up to Rs 100-110 per kg, which were being sold at Rs 80 in October. Karnataka is suffering major crop …

Vegetable prices in Delhi-NCR soar following rise in fuel rates, crop failure
3 years, 2 months ago

Vegetable prices in Delhi-NCR soar following rise in fuel rates, crop failure

India TV News  

Crop failure and a rise in fuel rates has once again led to vegetable price hike in Delhi-NCR. Vendors in the Ghazipur vegetable market say the customers are now buying less due to an increase in prices. Plus the increased price of petrol and diesel also plays a role in the surge," says a vendor in Ghazipur vegetable market. The …

Retreating Monsoons flare up vegetable prices in festive season; Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi affected
3 years, 2 months ago

Retreating Monsoons flare up vegetable prices in festive season; Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi affected

India TV News  

As monsoon retreats across the country, vegetable prices seem to be soaring up causing trouble for wholesalers and buyers alike. A seller at Okhla vegetable market says, "The price of tomatoes in wholesale has increased from Rs 10-20 per kg to Rs 30-40 per kg. Vegetable sellers in Karnataka's Shivamoga were Abdul Rasheed, another wholesaler at Okhla Mandi said, "There …

Vegetable prices soar in Bengaluru owing to heavy rainfall
3 years, 2 months ago

Vegetable prices soar in Bengaluru owing to heavy rainfall

India Today  

The prices of vegetables like onion, tomato and carrot have registered a sharp spike in Bengaluru, Karnataka, following heavy downpours in the city and neighbouring districts. According to a report published in the Deccan Herald, onion and tomato prices that crashed recently, soared after rains destroyed the crops. Meanwhile, tomato prices have risen from Rs 20 to Rs 80 per …

Vegetable prices continue to rise in Chandigarh
3 years, 5 months ago

Vegetable prices continue to rise in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

As the prices of fuel continue to stay on the higher side, and with recent spells of rain in the region, the price of vegetables at the apni mandis continues to go up. Speaking about the price hike, a mandi supervisor for the Punjab Mandi Board, Satbir Singh, said, “There are two main reasons behind the price hike. Prices will …

Soaring vegetable rates dampen festive mood in Mumbai, onion crosses century-mark
4 years, 2 months ago

Soaring vegetable rates dampen festive mood in Mumbai, onion crosses century-mark

India Today  

Vegetable prices in Mumbai have increased sharply due to a period of heavy rains and hoarding by stockists. While citizens are likely to reduce their purchases due to the sudden hike, whole-sellers and experts fear that the rates for the next one month will increase till Diwali. Asgar Ali, who primarily sells potato and onions said: "Price of onions have …

Ground report: Veggie prices soar across country as lockdown, rain impact supply chain
4 years, 3 months ago

Ground report: Veggie prices soar across country as lockdown, rain impact supply chain

India Today  

Errant rains, restricted transportation, lockdown owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and unavailability of produce have pushed the prices of vegetables up in the country hitting the common man hard. If vegetable vendors in Lucknow’s Aliganj area are to be believed, because of the prices of staple vegetables like tomatoes and potatoes rising, people hardly buy them now. Prices of staples …

Explained: Why retail vegetable prices are soaring in India
4 years, 4 months ago

Explained: Why retail vegetable prices are soaring in India

India Today  

Vegetable prices are on the rise in many parts of the country including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh. Retail prices of vegetables, especially tomatoes, have soared in cities despite stable wholesale prices, traders told news agency PTI. A trader in Bhopal told news agency ANI that the hike in vegetable prices in the state capital is …

Retail Vegetable Prices Spike in Delhi on Supply Issues Even as Wholesale Prices Remain Stable, Say Traders
4 years, 5 months ago

Retail Vegetable Prices Spike in Delhi on Supply Issues Even as Wholesale Prices Remain Stable, Say Traders

News 18  

Retail prices of green vegetables and tomato have soared in the city even as wholesale prices are more or less stable, according to traders. "The rates are not fluctuating much in wholesale markets because demand is limited due to the pandemic, but retail prices of green vegetables and tomatoes are high due to various reasons," said an Azadpur Mandi trader …

Not only onion, prices of potato and other veggies on rise
5 years ago

Not only onion, prices of potato and other veggies on rise

India Today  

Not just onion, retail prices of potato and other vegetables have also shot up in the national capital on Monday as recent winter rainfall has damaged some of the crops, according to traders. At the Azadpur wholesale mandi here, prices of main vegetables, especially onion, are ruling high in the range of Rs 70-90/kg, potato at Rs 22/kg, tomato at …

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