Jamshedpur: As supply increases, prices of vegetables have reduced by over 40% in Steel City and according to the traders and wholesalers, it is expected to go down further towards the end of this month.
“The wholesale price of potatoes and onions have seen 45% fall in the past one week and by December-end, the price of potatoes will reduce further,” wholesaler Raj Kumar Sah said.
Sah, who owns a shop at Pursudih Bazar Samiti, added that potatoes from Uttar Pradesh would start arriving in the next two to three weeks and onions from Maharashtra have already started arriving in a sizeable quantity.
“Most of the seasonal vegetables, such as cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, carrot, beans and radish, are available at a reasonable price,” vegetable Kaushal Sahu, who owns a shop in Sakchi, said.
Although the price of peas is higher than other seasonal vegetables, it is expected to come down in the next couple of days after surge in supply, wholesaler Kamal Gope said.
Needless to say, the low price has brought some respite to the buyers. Kadma-based state government employee M K Panikar (49) said, “The gradual drop in the prices of onions and potatoes was needed as they are a must-have in every kitchen.”
Likewise 43-year-old fruits seller Mohamed Ikrar said after nearly six months he is in a position to buy vegetables thanks to the drop in price.
“The wholesale price of potatoes and onions have seen 45% fall in the past one week and by December-end, the price of potatoes will reduce further,” wholesaler Raj Kumar Sah said.
Sah, who owns a shop at Pursudih Bazar Samiti, added that potatoes from Uttar Pradesh would start arriving in the next two to three weeks and onions from Maharashtra have already started arriving in a sizeable quantity.
“Most of the seasonal vegetables, such as cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, carrot, beans and radish, are available at a reasonable price,” vegetable Kaushal Sahu, who owns a shop in Sakchi, said.
Although the price of peas is higher than other seasonal vegetables, it is expected to come down in the next couple of days after surge in supply, wholesaler Kamal Gope said.
Needless to say, the low price has brought some respite to the buyers. Kadma-based state government employee M K Panikar (49) said, “The gradual drop in the prices of onions and potatoes was needed as they are a must-have in every kitchen.”
Likewise 43-year-old fruits seller Mohamed Ikrar said after nearly six months he is in a position to buy vegetables thanks to the drop in price.
