Mumbai: Exorbitant price of Fruits turns festive season sour in Mumbai!. Amid the ongoing Navratri and ramazan month, Many in Mumbai are finding it difficult to cope up with their Household Budget and skyrocketing prices of fruits and vegetables.
The Exorbitant increase in the price of Fruits and vegetables is a result of surging fuel prices as well as the ongoing Ramzan month said the Vegetable seller and the fruit vendors.
“The prices of watermelon, papaya, grapes, mango, and dates are increasing and may even increase further because of the demand.” said by The fruit vendors as they too struggle to make their ends meet.
The wholesalers have raised their rates of watermelon from Rs 12 per kg to Rs 25 per kg, said, another fruit vendor, who sells the fruit at R30-R35 per kg. the rate has been the same for the past 3-4 months. In the days to come, the prices are likely to rise further,” he adds.
However, a wholesale fruit vendor in Dadar fruit market, said that a hike during this time of the year is expected. “Every year during Ramzan, fruit prices start to soar. In a week, the price of watermelon may reach R40-60 a kg. After Eid, these prices will drop,” he said.
Consumers Of the product feel the hike in fuel prices has contributed to the rise in the prices of fruits. A retailer said, “The rates have increased not just due to Ramzan but due to the hike in fuel prices.” He added that he has witnessed the prices of watermelon increase from R12 a kg to R60 a kg.
Fruit vendors get their products from the Vashi wholesale fruit market. They said that the rates of watermelons are comparatively low this year because of their high demand due to Ramzan, As there is complete inconstancy in the prices as they hope everything will be sorted as soon as possible.
