The retail price of high-demand vegetables (tomatoes and onions) has surged in the open market, annoying the public at large that, perhaps, is passing through the worst financial stress due to skyrocketing prices of fruits, vegetables, grocery items, commodities etc.
The prices of various vegetables and fruits have been rising due to short supply across the country since August as floods have destroyed crops in Balochistan and Sindh. For bridging the shortfall, the government allowed duty-free imports of tomatoes and onions from Afghanistan, Iran, China, etc, barring India.
Before this, in May, the increase in petroleum products had also caused a massive rise in the prices of fruits, vegetables and other commodities in the open market. Before increasing petroleum products prices in May, the per kg price of potato, onion, tomato, garlic, ginger and cucumber was Rs27, Rs63, Rs66, Rs140, Rs205 and Rs57, respectively.
[ Rs100 = €0.45 ]
Source: dawn.com