Price Increase for Onions: As tomato redness declined, onion consumption increased, and following Sawan, the rate will rise even more

 Price Increase for Onions: As tomato redness declined, onion consumption increased, and following Sawan, the rate will rise even more

Cost of onions rising In 15 days, the price of onions climbed from Rs 25 per kg to Rs 35 per kg. On the other hand, onion is eating up while tomato's redness is fading. If the store owners are to be believed, onion prices may rise much more after Sawan. Ranchi is receiving onions from Nashik, Maharashtra.

Ranchi: The exorbitant tomato costs are still rising. Tomato prices have dropped significantly in only one week. Tomatoes were being offered in the nation's capital of Ranchi for Rs 120 per kg a week ago, but the price has since

While individuals have been relieved by the drop in tomato prices, the budget for the kitchen is deteriorating as a result of the ongoing rise in onion prices.

Onion prices have gone up from Rs 25 per kilogramme to Rs 35 per kg in just 15 days. On the other hand, onion is eating up while tomato's redness is fading. If the store owners are to be believed, onion prices may rise much more after Sawan. Ranchi is receiving onions from Nashik, Maharashtra.

Nashik's frequent rains are one factor driving up onion prices, and people would eat more meat and fish after Sawan is the second. Onion consumption will rise in this circumstance as well. The major cause of the price increase might be a combination of less arrival on the one hand and higher consumption on the other.

Bangalore-sourced tomatoes with rising transportation costs

Ranchi still lacks an indigenous tomato. Rain has stopped the production of tomatoes in this area. The tomatoes sold in stores are ones that originate from Bengaluru. Tomatoes from Bengaluru to Ranchi cost twice as much to transport. After the rains, local tomatoes will be accessible in Ranchi.

Two varieties of onions are being offered on the market: local onions are priced at Rs 30, while Nashik onions are priced at Rs 35 per kg. Local onions are priced at Rs. 30, whereas onions from Nashik are offered for Rs. 35 per kg. In one kg of local onion, the merchant claims that three to four pieces go bad. In contrast, there are no complaints about Nashik's onions. The price difference results from this.

what do business owners say?

According to Kokar's potato-onion trader Shankar Yadav,

Prices for onions are continuously rising. In 15 days, the price per kilogramme has climbed by Rs 10. The market committee's current wholesale price for onions is Rs 2800 per quintal. In 20 days, the price will rise further. After Sawan, onions may increase to Rs 60 per kilogramme.

Another vegetable vendor from Kokar, Abhishek Kumar, claims

The cost of tomatoes will decrease much further after the rainy season is through. Tomatoes were selling for Rs 180 per kilogramme 15 days prior. As a result, tomatoes were selling for less. now the price has now decreased, the sale has also gone up.