In the wake of erratic weather patterns, including three instances of hailstorms and rainfall within a week, vegetable crops in Jaipur, India, have sustained significant damage, triggering a 25% surge in market prices. The Muhana Mandi wholesalers have forecasted this upward price trend to persist over the coming month, attributing it to a diminished harvest during this period.
Shiv Shankar Sharma, a voice from the trading community, highlighted, "Abrupt weather conditions especially hailstorm and rainfall have affected the supply of vegetables. The vegetables like bottle gourd, round gourd, ladyfinger, green chili, tomatoes, brinjal which we usually get from the farms of Sikar, Bassi, Bagru, Kalawar and Chomu have short supply which is the reason why the prices are on the rise." The scarcity has notably impacted the availability and cost of key vegetables such as tomatoes, potatoes, onions, and coriander, with tomatoes experiencing a retail price jump from Rs 25-30 to Rs 40-50 per kg.
Wholesale traders also pointed to the seasonal yield reduction from late February to early March as a contributing factor. Retailers, bearing the brunt of these wholesale price hikes, lament the additional burden of transportation and other costs, further inflating retail prices.
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Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com