84 percent increase in spending on vegetables in cities

Mumbai: In the scorching heat of inflation, vegetables have become expensive to such an extent that the taste of people's food has deteriorated and their budgets have also dried up. Nowadays, the vegetables that touch the sky are rarely seen in the plates of people living in big cities. Vegetables are dwindling due to short supply, which has led to an 84 per cent increase in spending on vegetables by residents of big cities as prices rise, according to a survey.

According to vegetable traders, there is no hope of relief from the high prices of vegetables for the next few weeks and the situation may continue for a few more days. The country has been receiving continuous heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon, which has flooded fields and barns in the country's main crop-growing areas.

The biggest problem is due to the high price of tomatoes. In the past one month, its rising prices have created an uproar across the country. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the government has also come into action, due to which the prices have come down a bit.

The price of tomato, which was running at Rs 81 per kg in Delhi's Azadpur Mandi, has come down to Rs 65 per kg in the last few days. But their prices are still 207 percent higher than a month ago.

Urban people have to spend 84 percent more money on certain selected vegetables. The increase in vegetable prices is likely to have an impact on the overall food inflation data.

In the last few months, the prices of wheat and rice as well as spices and pulses have increased drastically. Their increased prices can also put a big dent in the pocket of the average Indian. As for rice, an official statement released last week acknowledged that its price has increased by 11.5 percent compared to a year ago. Since rice is the staple food grain of Indians, its price hike has a direct impact on people's pockets.