According to a report by rating agency CRISIL, during the festival season (October) the kitchen felt the pinch of inflation as tomatoes, potatoes and onions saw price hikes.
Vegetable prices across the country have soared, for which traders and customers have expressed concerns. In Delhi, tomatoes were being sold between Rs 80 to Rs 100 on Wednesday, while in Chennai, tomatoes were priced at Rs 160 per kg.
The customers visiting the market also accepted that they are buying less and they are aware of the fact that the vegetable vendors are not at fault here for the increase in prices.
A seller at Okhla vegetable market says, "The price of tomatoes in wholesale has increased from Rs 10-20 per kg to Rs 30-40 per kg".
The prices of vegetables, in particular, have increased quite significantly with retail prices of almost all kinds rising from 25 per cent to 200 per cent. Vegetable traders say prices have risen due to crop failure during the rainy season.
Ever since the government announced Unlock 1.0, vegetables' supply and demand along with their prices have increased.
The sharp rise in onion prices and consequent rise in food inflation has disturbed the math for policy makers and the budget of millions of middle and lower class Indian households.
New Delhi: Food inflation strengthened in February on the back of rising vegetable, pulses and onion prices and the unseasonal rains in some parts of the country is expected to continue putting more pressure.As per
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