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"Vashi APMC, which supplies vegetables to Mumbai, Thane, and other adjacent areas receives most vegetables from Maharashtra," the officer said. There has been a significant drop in the supply of green vegetables at the wholesale market following a rise in temperatures across the state. On Friday, the APMC Vashi received a total of 440 trucks laden with vegetables while it usually receives around 560 to 580 trucks laden with vegetables. In the past fortnight, the supply of green vegetables has dipped by around 30 per cent and its impact is being felt in the retail market, where prices of some vegetables have shot up. "The number of farmers coming to the wholesale market is lowered during summer months..