Surat: Housewives’ budget increased due to crop damage due to unseasonal rains, prices of vegetables increased by 25 to 30 percent. Loktej Surat, Business News

There has been a huge reduction in the prices of vegetables in winter, in which the increase in the prices of green vegetables in winter due to unseasonal rains in the state has increased the concern of the common class. Vegetable wholesalers have expressed hope that prices will stabilize in the next 15 days.

Agricultural crops have suffered huge losses due to unseasonal rains in the state due to western disturbances. Due to unseasonal rains, the fields were flooded and the rains coupled with hailstorms have caused extensive damage to the standing vegetable crops, which has had a direct impact on the prices of vegetables today. A lot of vegetables come to Surat APMC from different states. In which trucks full of vegetables come from other states including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh. But due to unseasonal rains in Gujarat, the number of these trucks has reduced significantly. Due to decrease in the income of green vegetables in Surat APMC, the prices of vegetables have also increased. Generally, prices of vegetables fluctuate in winter. In which the prices of most vegetables are very low. But due to the effect of unseasonal rain on green vegetables, concern has increased among the common people. Keeping an eye on the prices of vegetables in Surat APMC from 25 November to 30 November 2023.

On November 25, the price of 20 pieces of cabbage was Rs 80 to 100, which has increased to Rs 140 to 160.
-Similarly, the price of Gawar was Rs 900 to Rs 1000, it has increased to Rs 1000 to Rs 1100.
– Where papdi was 500 to 600 rupees, it has increased to 600 to 700 rupees.
– The price of Tur increased from Rs 800 to Rs 1000 to Rs 1000 to Rs 1100.
-The price of coriander reached from 300 to 350 to 450 to 500 rupees.
-The price of green onion was Rs 320 to Rs 350, which has increased to Rs 360 to Rs 400.
– Where the price of chilli was Rs 300 to Rs 320, it has increased to Rs 450 to Rs 500.
– Along with this, the price of ginger was 1600 to 1900 rupees, which has increased to 1600 to 2000 rupees.
– The price of tomato was between Rs 500 to Rs 600, which has increased to Rs 900 to Rs 1000.
– Where the price of onion was 500 to 700 rupees, it has increased to 700 to 900 rupees.
The price of potato was Rs 200 to Rs 300, which has increased to Rs 300 to Rs 450.

Regarding the increase in prices of vegetables, a vegetable wholesaler in the APMC market said that due to heavy rains in Saurashtra, South Gujarat and North Gujarat, there has been extensive damage to the vegetable crop. Vegetables, which cannot tolerate abundant water, have been The prices of vegetables have been affected due to crop failure. Unseasonal rains caused damage to crops like papdi tuvar, tomato and ginger in Maharashtra, resulting in reduced crop income. In comparison, there has been no unseasonal rain in Madhya Pradesh. In such a situation, income from pea crop has increased in Surat APMC. The prices of some vegetables have increased while the prices of some vegetables have decreased by the same amount. But with the onset of winter, good income of cheap and good vegetables will also be seen in APMC in the coming days. At present, the price of green vegetables has increased by 25 to 30 percent. The price increase is likely to stabilize within the next 15 days.