Pune: Following heavy rains last week, two days of clear weather have increased the vegetable supply, leading to a drop in prices for cucumbers, ridge gourds, bitter gourds, bell peppers, and peas. All leafy greens have also become more affordable.
Prices for watermelon, melon, and custard apple have increased, while lemon, sapodilla, and guava prices have decreased. Prices for pineapple, sweet lime, orange, pomegranate, and papaya remain stable.
Increased supply has led to a price drop for leafy greens like coriander, radish greens, amaranth, and chaulai. However, prices for sorrel have risen, while prices for methi, dill, spring onions, chard, mint, radish, chuka, and spinach remain stable.
Recent rains have led to the arrival of wet flowers at the market yard's flower market. Prices for marigolds have halved, while prices for other flowers remain stable.
At the Gultekdi Market Yard of the Pune Market Committee, 100 trucks of vegetables arrived from the state and neighboring states. Compared to last week, the supply of vegetables has increased.
From Karnataka, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh, 10 to 12 tempos of green chilies, 3 to 4 tempos of cabbage from Karnataka and Gujarat, 2 to 3 tempos each of cowpeas and cluster beans from Karnataka, 3 to 4 tempos of drumsticks from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, 7 to 8 tempos of carrots from Indore, and 5 to 6 tempos of garlic from Madhya Pradesh arrived.
Additionally, 500 to 600 sacks of ginger from Satara, 7 to 8 tempos of okra, 5 to 6 tempos of cluster beans, 7 to 8 tempos of cucumbers, 5 to 6 tempos each of cabbage and tomatoes, 10 to 12 thousand crates of tomatoes, 4 to 5 tempos of green chilies, 10 to 12 tempos of bell peppers, 10 to 12 tempos of cauliflower, 1 tempo of groundnuts, 10 to 12 tempos of red pumpkins, and 100 trucks of onions arrived.
Furthermore, 40 tempos of potatoes arrived from Indore, Agra, and local areas, according to market yard trader Vilas Bhujbal.
