Fluctuating fuel price affects vegetable pricing

Kolhapur | Wednesday | 20th September, 2017

Summary:

The fuel prices are modified on a daily basis. "The traders say that the transporters cannot adjust their service charges on a daily basis and therefore they have fixed higher service charges. The diesel price which is used for transporting vehicles has increased by an average of Rs 6 per litre in the last one year.The fuel prices directly depends on international price of crude oil. The effect of constant change in diesel price on vegetables is less as compared to other factors," said Satish Patil, a vegetable vendor. "The prices of vegetables are increasing primarily because the supply has been reduced and the demand is high..