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Mumbai Rains: Supply Of Vegetables Decrease, Prices Increase

For those unversed, Mumbai's vegetable supply comes majorly from Nasik, Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli and other places in Western Maharashtra and Karnataka.

Mumbai Rains: Supply Of Vegetables Decrease, Prices Increase
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Owing to the incessant rains across Maharashtra in the last week, the supply of vegetables has gone down while the prices of them have increased in Mumbai. However, if reports are to believed, the price of vegetables is likely to increase in the coming days if the rain fails to subside.

According to sources, the overall supply of vegetables in wholesale market dropped by 40 per cent at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Navi Mumbai.

As on Friday, there was only an increase in the prices of leafy vegetables by around 20 per cent. In a relieving news, the rains did subside over the weekend.

Meanwhile, it was also observed that due to heavy rains, buyers were also not able to the market; hence, demand and supply both had decreased causing a loss to farmers and wholesale marketers. Moreover, the supply at the wholesale market further dipped because of the one-day token strike against 5 per cent GST followed by weekend.

As on Monday, July 18, prices of cauliflower touched INR 100 per kg in retail, while drum sticks are being sold between INR 80 and INR 120 per kg.

Reports stated that till July 8, there used to be around 700 trucks and tempos carrying vegetables.

Now, around 500 vehicles are coming. On July 18, the APMC received a total of 455 vehicles laden with vegetables. However, the majority of them were small pickup vans that carried a lesser quantity of produce.

For those unversed, Mumbai's vegetable supply comes majorly from Nasik, Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli and other places in Western Maharashtra and Karnataka.

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