In addition to having an impact on people's health, the city's rising temperatures are also having a negative impact on household finances due to the increase in vegetable costs. Vegetable prices have already skyrocketed for items like beans, carrots, ridge gourds, bitter gourds, brinjal, and others. With a suggested retail price of Rs 100 per kilogram, beans came in the first place. The cost of mint and coriander leaves has also increased over the past several weeks, according to the price chart.
According to vendors at the Madanaapet vegetable market, unseasonal rains, high temperatures, a lack of arrivals, and the wedding season all contributed to an increase in vegetable prices. Because fewer raw mangoes were arriving due to rain and hailstorms in various sections of the State, the price of raw mangoes also skyrocketed. "Natu variety raw mangoes, which are used to make pickles, cost between Rs 10 and Rs 12 per fruit. Daya, a market trader, stated that the same kind was sold at Rs 5 apiece last year.

Lemons, which people consume in various ways throughout the warmer months, saw an increase in demand and price during the summer. Lemons were priced at Rs 3 per in March, but they are currently being sold for Rs 5. However, the price of potatoes and green peppers, which are staples in most homes, remained constant at Rs. 35 to 40 per kg and Rs. 25 per kg, respectively. In addition to this, tomatoes might be purchased for as little as Rs 15 to Rs 20 per kilogram.

"Despite extraordinary rains pelting numerous telangana regions, tomatoes are arriving in large quantities, as seen by the market. According to one of the sellers at the vegetable market, tomatoes were sold last year for between Rs. 45 and Rs. 50 per kilogram. people are now more picky about the veggies they purchase as a result of the rising pricing. Others said they would rather get veggies online than lose out on the excitement of going to the market to escape the sweltering summer weather.

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25/05/2023 09:12 AM