Rising Prices of Essential Groceries Cause Hardship for Households
1 year, 4 months ago

Rising Prices of Essential Groceries Cause Hardship for Households

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: While tomato prices have shown a downward trend in recent days, a distressing situation has emerged vis-a-vis daily essentials like red gram dal, greengram and blackgram. Branded red gram dal stocks are being retailed in popular chain stores at prices ranging from Rs 180-200, while some online e-commerce platforms like Amazon are charging over Rs 220. The unaffordable prices of dry chillies, hovering around Rs 350-400 per kilo for the past six months, have worsened situation. While edible oils like sunflower oil remain within the normal price range of Rs 110-130 per kilo, groundnut oil is priced at Rs 170-180 per litre and sesame oil hovers around Rs 300-350.

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Food for thought: Soaring prices burn a hole in common man’s ‘thali’
5 months, 1 week ago

Food for thought: Soaring prices burn a hole in common man’s ‘thali’

Hindustan Times  

Many households are struggling to decide what to eat and what to leave out as the prices of essential food items continue to surge, making the common man’s thali, or traditional meal, become increasingly expensive with several varieties of dals and vegetables joining the ₹100-plus club. Vegetables are also out of reach—tomatoes are selling at ₹100 per kg, potatoes at …

Vegetables Going Out of Common People’s Reach in Kurnool
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vegetables Going Out of Common People’s Reach in Kurnool

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Scorching heat conditions have led to a fall in production of vegetables in the Kurnool region. Key vegetables now cost no less than ₹70-80 per kilogram, with prices of chilies, capsicum, beans and bitter gourd witnessing a steep hike. Currently, prices of tomato are ranging between ₹35–₹50 per kilogram, green chilies ₹70–₹80, potato ₹45–₹50, capsicum ₹65–₹70), bitter gourd ₹80–₹90, …

Lower prices for tomatoes, chillis and LPG may have pulled food inflation down last month
1 year, 2 months ago

Lower prices for tomatoes, chillis and LPG may have pulled food inflation down last month

The Hindu  

Retail food inflation may have eased in September, thanks to cooling tomato prices and a reduction in LPG cylinder prices, even as onion prices rose further during the month, a CRISIL study on food plate costs suggested. The cost of a vegetarian thali in September fell 1% year-on-year and 17% from August levels, while tomato prices declined around 62% from …

Red gram price reaches ₹12,123 per quintal, for an all-time high in Kalaburagi
1 year, 4 months ago

Red gram price reaches ₹12,123 per quintal, for an all-time high in Kalaburagi

The Hindu  

The price of red gram has been constantly rising in the last few months owing to increasing demand against diminished supply, leading to a considerable rise in the price of tur dal in the market. As per information provided by Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee officials, the wholesale price of red gram has gone up to ₹12,123 on Tuesday from ₹8000 …

Wholesale price of tomato drops in Erode market
1 year, 4 months ago

Wholesale price of tomato drops in Erode market

The Hindu  

With the increase in arrival of tomatoes to the Nethaji Daily Vegetable and Fruit Market, the wholesale price of the vegetable has dropped to ₹55 a kg here on Saturday. “Fresh arrivals push the price down,” he said and added that an increase in arrivals will lead to price stabilising in the next two to three weeks. Farmers in Talavadi …

Tamil Nadu Govt initiates tomato sales via fair price shops to counterbalance soaring prices
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu Govt initiates tomato sales via fair price shops to counterbalance soaring prices

Firstpost  

The latest move is in addition to the Pannai Pasumai outlets in Chennai, Coimbatore, Salem, Erode and Vellore making tomatoes available at Rs 60 per kilo, he said Seeking to offset the soaring price of tomatoes, the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday launched the sale of the precious commodity at Rs 60 a kilo at 82 fair price shops in …

Poor yield, high demand push chilli and tomato prices up in Kurnool
1 year, 5 months ago

Poor yield, high demand push chilli and tomato prices up in Kurnool

Deccan Chronicle  

KURNOOL: The increase in prices of tomato and green chilli has upset the common people. Currently, the price of fat green chilli is ₹120-130, while the locally available thin variety costs ₹120 per kg. The price of green chilli was about₹30 in January, ₹40 in February, ₹45 in March, ₹ 50 in April, ‘ 60 in May and it reached …

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 …

Feeling the heat: Dry red chilli prices hiked by ₹50-70 per kg in open market in Yadgir
2 years, 1 month ago

Feeling the heat: Dry red chilli prices hiked by ₹50-70 per kg in open market in Yadgir

The Hindu  

The prices of dry red chilli of both Guntur and Byadgi varieties have been hiked by at least ₹50 to ₹70 per kilogram in the open market in the last two or three weeks. The price of Guntur red chilli was ₹240 to ₹260 per kg while the Byadgi variety cost ₹430 to ₹450 per kg two weeks ago. However, …

Prices of flowers shoot up for Deepavali and those of fruits, vegetables remain stable
2 years, 2 months ago

Prices of flowers shoot up for Deepavali and those of fruits, vegetables remain stable

The Hindu  

With the supply chain slowly getting corrected, the prices of fruits and vegetables have remained stable for this year’s Deepavali, with a few exceptions. From ₹30 to ₹40 per mola last week and ₹250 per kg, the price of jasmine has touched ₹75 per mola and ₹1,250 per kg this weekend. The yelakki variety bananas are being sold for ₹35 …

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