Farm diary: Mango prices come down

Owing to increase in the arrival of mangoes at the Gultekdi market,the prices of the mango have finally come down.

Mango prices come down

Owing to increase in the arrival of mangoes at the Gultekdi market,the prices of the mango have finally come down. The arrival of Ratnagiri Alphonso has gone up considerably from 3000-4500 boxes per day in April to 6,000-6,500 boxes now. Due to the increased arrival,the price of the fruit has also come down to Rs 200-300 per dozen from its price in April when it was being sold at a whopping Rs 700-1200 per dozen. The arrival of the other varities of fruit has also gone up. The Gultekdi market is receiving around 40,000 boxes of Karnatak Alphonso every day and 5,000 boxes of Pairy variety of mango. Because of the bad weather the arrival of the Ratnigiri Alphonso this year was considerably lower than last year. This led to increase in its prices,thus helping the sale of Karnatak alphonso. We are hoping that the arrival will go slightly up by this week-end, said Shivlal Bhosale,wholesaler.

Leafy vegetables get dearer

After a consistent dip in the price of all vegetables in past few weeks,there has been an increase in the prices of leafy vegetables this week owing to increased demand. The prices of methi,coriander,spinach,onion leaves have gone up by 30 per cent this week. Price of a bunch of methi went up to Rs 12-14 from its price of Rs 8-10 last week. Coriander price also went up from Rs 7-8 per bunch to Rs 10-11 this week. Though the arrival of these vegetables is stable,the prices have gone up owing to increased demand. The price of 100 bunches of coriander last week was Rs 500-700,this week it has touched Rs 1,000. Similarly the prices of 100 bunches of methi has gone up to Rs 1,100-1,200 from a price of Rs 600-700 last week, said Vilasshet Bhujbal,a wholesaler.

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