The two kitchen staples are being sold at up to ₹70 per kg, depending on the quality and locality, as per trade data Onion and tomato prices continue to remain high in the range of ₹60-70 per kg in the retail markets of the national capital despite government measures. The two kitchen staples are being sold at up to ₹70 per kg, depending on the quality and locality, as per trade data. The data, maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry, also showed retail price of onion ruling high at ₹55 per kg and tomato at ₹53 per kg in the national capital region (NCR). The rates have remained high in the last one month even though the government has
Month: October 2019
Farmers hit by sharp decline in pepper prices
A drastic fall in the price of black pepper and low production owing to climate vagaries are the major concerns of farmers in Kerala and Karnataka, the two major pepper producing States in the country.Black pepper prices have crashed from ₹760 a kg in 2017 to ₹490 a kg and then to ₹290 a kg.The spot price of pepper in Kerala’s Wayanad and Karnataka’s Coorg markets on Wednesday was ₹285 a kg as against ₹390 a kg during the corresponding period last year.“The influx of imported pepper from Vietnam via Sri Lanka was the major reason for the fall in prices in the Indian market,” M.C. Abdu of Ideal Spices, a pepper dealer in Wayanad, told The Hindu.The cheaper