Onion tomato prices soar across markets in India.
Nov 2024
Customers across India are shelling out more money to buy onions, potatoes and tomatoes as vegetable prices continue to rise in cities across the country.
Onion prices have surged by ₹30-40 per kilogram (kg) to ₹70-80/kg in the wholesale markets from ₹40-60/kg the week prior, according to an ANI report. A local seller in Delhi told the news agency that average price of onions has risen to ₹60-70/kg, adding that sales have not decreased yet.
“The price of onions has risen from ₹60 to ₹70 per kilo.
Vegetable prices shoot up in major cities as rains disrupt supply lines
Sept 2024
Vegetable prices have spiked in major cities as copious rains in August and September have disrupted supply lines.
Among the worst affected have been green vegetables such as coriander leaves (dhaniya) whose prices have jumped by a mind-numbing 350 percent in Delhi markets in the last month.
In Mumbai, spinach rates have risen by 100 percent in the last one month. The price impact of supply disruption on veggies varies a lot between markets as production is highly localized and fragmented.
Trading in mandis also gets impacted in heavy rains