Kitchen budget deteriorated, prices of vegetables skyrocketing, demand for potatoes increased, crowd reduced in markets.

SikarThe prices of vegetables are skyrocketing during the wedding season. With the increase in demand for vegetables in general need, the arrival in the vegetable market has also increased. There has been an increase in the arrival of vegetables from remote areas and an increase in their prices. According to the season, the demand for cabbage, carrots and green vegetables is less.

Due to increase in the prices of vegetables in Sikar vegetable market, the crowd of customers is also less. 150-200 quintals of cabbage are arriving daily in the market, whereas there are still 15-20 days left for the arrival of cabbage from the local area. Market trader Deepak Meena said that these days cabbage, carrot, water chestnut, radish, onion, potato, chilli and tomato are arriving from outside markets. But the demand for vegetables has increased due to marriage programs and Annakoot festival. The daily arrival of potatoes in the markets has increased.

Vegetables are coming from outside
In this, the price of 50 kg katta in wholesale is Rs 1300, 1400, while in retail it is Rs 30-35 per kg. Tomatoes are being procured from Shivpuri, Aurangabad, Baira Hut, Chaumu Mandi. Onions are arriving from Alwar and Jaipur mandi and chillies are arriving from Khandar. Apart from this, water chestnut is reaching Mandi from Sagar of Masalpur.

Delay in chilli-tomato production
This time, there has been a delay in the production of tomatoes and chillies due to continuous heavy rains during the monsoon season. It is estimated that tomato crop has been harvested in very few places. This is the reason why this time tomatoes have not yet arrived in the market from local areas. In vegetable retail price, cabbage is Rs 20 per kg, tomato is Rs 25-30 per kg, chilli is Rs 30-35 per kg, water chestnut is Rs 20 per kg, spinach is Rs 10 per kg, onion is Rs 60-70 per kg, potato is Rs 30-35 per kg and coriander is Rs 40 per kg. Are getting.

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