Summary:
Similarly, other staple vegetables have also seen a fall in supply and an eventual rise in prices. However, comparatively in the wholesale markets the prices have not increased as much. Usually the consumers turn to the pulses and other non-perishable farm produce during rains owing to less supply and high cost of vegetables. The exact damage to the crops cannot be estimated at present.“The decline in supply is the main reason for increase in prices. In the retail markets, the farmers are fetching good price for the vegetables they bring from the farms..