Rain, increased supply, bring down vegetable prices in Pune

Good rain since June has resulted in improved supplies which had brought down the prices of most vegetables in Pune. Friday saw the arrival of 404 quintal of okra, 297 quintal of cluster beans 1,799 quintal of tomatoes and 424 quintal of green chillies in the market. On July 22, 246 quintal of okra, 199 quintal of cluster beans, 1,378 quintal of tomatoes and 450 quintal of green chillies had arrived in the market. Other than green chillies there has been a marked increase in the arrival of almost all vegetables. Prices have also dropped down accordingly in the market.

Traders in the market say the price drop is a fallout of the delisting and the farmers are bearing the brunt of it.
“Due to delisting, smaller traders are buying from the farmers and in the wholesale market the retail traders are not buying the whole stock. Price realisation for farmers has gone out of the window,” he said.

Retail buyers have nothing to complain thanks to the price drop. “After a long time, the prices of vegetables have come down and their quality has improved also,” he said.