Mangaluru: The Dussehra The celebration is over, people across the country are gearing up for the upcoming festival of lights, Diwali. However, rising vegetable prices are likely to affect the radiance that is usually associated with Diwali. Though more than a week has passed since the conclusion of Dussehra festival, vegetables still remain dear to the customers.
Before Dussehra, the price of one kilogram of tomato was around Rs 20, whereas now this figure has increased to Rs 40. Similarly, carrot is being sold at Rs 75 per kg, gourd is selling at Rs 65 per kg. However, capsicum is piercing a particularly deep hole in the consumer’s budget, being sold at a staggering Rs 138 a kg; The price of a kilogram of capsicum is usually in the range of Rs 50 to 65, but its price has gone up more than two times, which is very disturbing for both the retail traders and the customers. Hopcom officials said that, though capsicum was not commonly used in the preparation of traditional dishes of Dakshina Kannada, fast food eateries and North Indian restaurants were procuring the vegetable despite its prohibitive price.
Among other reasons, vendors and stakeholders cited increase in the cost of transportation for the increase in the price of vegetables. unseasonal rain in Malnad And the old Mysore regions have lost a large percentage of the yield. Since most of the vegetables reach the coast from Chikkamagaluru, Hasan, shivamoga, Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts, climatic fluctuations in those districts have pushed prices northwards in Dakshina Kannada.
Before Dussehra, the price of one kilogram of tomato was around Rs 20, whereas now this figure has increased to Rs 40. Similarly, carrot is being sold at Rs 75 per kg, gourd is selling at Rs 65 per kg. However, capsicum is piercing a particularly deep hole in the consumer’s budget, being sold at a staggering Rs 138 a kg; The price of a kilogram of capsicum is usually in the range of Rs 50 to 65, but its price has gone up more than two times, which is very disturbing for both the retail traders and the customers. Hopcom officials said that, though capsicum was not commonly used in the preparation of traditional dishes of Dakshina Kannada, fast food eateries and North Indian restaurants were procuring the vegetable despite its prohibitive price.
Among other reasons, vendors and stakeholders cited increase in the cost of transportation for the increase in the price of vegetables. unseasonal rain in Malnad And the old Mysore regions have lost a large percentage of the yield. Since most of the vegetables reach the coast from Chikkamagaluru, Hasan, shivamoga, Mysore and Chamarajanagar districts, climatic fluctuations in those districts have pushed prices northwards in Dakshina Kannada.
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