Carrots might cost more this week as supply drops by 50% - Times of India

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Chennai: Carrot will be dearer for consumers in the city since its cost may spike to Rs 150/kg in neighbourhood markets this week as arrivals to the Koyambedu market has halved. While all of Koyambedu wholesale market receives between 1,500 and 1,600 bags of carrot (each bag has 80kg of carrot), it has dropped to 800 to 1,000 bags.
According to market sources, carrot harvested in The Nilgiris and Mettupalayam is distributed to different markets in Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy as well and arrivals from Karnataka to Koyambedu has stopped due to rains in the neighbouring state. S Chandran, secretary of Federation of Wholesale Vegetable Market Associations, said both the factors had an impact on supply to the city's wholesale market. "The shortage will see 1kg of carrot being sold for up to Rs 100 at the wholesale market and Rs 150 in the local markets," he said. Last week, the wholesale prices of carrot was between Rs 80 and Rs 90.
Cost of onion will neither shoot up nor drop this week. The wholesale price is Rs 45/kg and there will be no respite for consumers till shortage of onions in other markets in the state is stabilised. Price of brinjal is fluctuating and is expected to increase by Rs 5 in the wholesale market this week, Chandran added.



October 05, 2020 at 05:46AM
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Carrots might cost more this week as supply drops by 50% - Times of India

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