Pune: The recent increase in rainfall has led to a decrease in demand for vegetables and leafy greens, resulting in lower prices. However, the demand for groundnuts has surged due to the Ashadhi Ekadashi festival.
On Sunday, July 14, the wholesale market at Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Market Yard saw an influx of 90 trucks of vegetables from both within and outside the state.
This included 10 tempos of green chili from Karnataka, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh, one tempo of Totapuri mangoes from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, two tempos each of cabbage from Karnataka and Gujarat, three tempos of beans and three tempos of broad beans from Karnataka, five tempos of drumsticks from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and nine tempos of carrots from the Indore region of Madhya Pradesh.
Additionally, five tempos of garlic arrived from Madhya Pradesh. This information was provided by Nikhil Bhujbal, a wholesaler at the market yard.
From the Pune division, the market received 500 sacks of green gram, five tempos each of okra, cluster beans, cabbage, and cucumbers, 5,000 boxes of tomatoes, three tempos of green chili, ten tempos of capsicum, eight tempos of cauliflower, 200 sacks of groundnuts, ten tempos of red pumpkin, two tempos of local mangoes, 100 trucks of onions, and 40 tempos of potatoes from Indore, Agra, and local areas.
Drop in Leafy Green Prices
The leafy greens section at the market yard has experienced a significant influx. Due to reduced demand, prices have dropped. In the wholesale market, the price of fenugreek has decreased by ₹13 per bunch.
Prices of coriander, dill, and green onion have fallen by ₹5 per bunch, while spinach prices have dropped by ₹3 per bunch. Prices for amaranth, sour spinach, and pigweed have decreased by ₹2 per bunch.
On Sunday, the market received 150,000 bunches of coriander and 100,000 bunches of fenugreek. The rains have affected the quality of leafy greens, causing them to be wet and impacting their sorting. However, there is still demand for high-quality leafy greens, according to traders in the vegetable section.
