Vegetables plunge by up to 44% the past three week on surge in arrivals

With govt allowing sale of essential commodities directly to consumers, farmers have come together to form a group of aggregators and are supplying fresh produce directly to bulk and retail consumers

Vegetable prices have declined about 44 per cent over the past three weeks because of a sharp increase in arrivals of new crops. Besides, there has also been a reduction in mandi arrivals as farmers and aggregators are supplying directly to consumers.

The data compiled by the National Horticulture Board showed okra prices fell 44 per cent in Bengaluru to Rs 9 a kg on Monday, as against Rs 16 a kg on June 16. At the wholesale mandi in Mumbai, okra prices plunged 37.5 per cent to trade at Rs 20 a kg on Monday, as against Rs 32 a