Due to unseasonable rains and hailstorms in certain parts of Maharashtra, the prices of fruits would rise by 20 to 30 per cent, but those of vegetables would remain stable until June 2014.
Crops have got damaged in parts of the state, and that is the reason farmers are not able to supply their produce in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market in Navi Mumbai.
The worst-hit fruit include grapes, oranges and pomegranate. Over the next fifteen days, consumers could expect a rise in their wholesale and retail prices.
Sanjay Pansare, director, fruit market, APMC, informed FnB News the impact was already being felt on the fruit, whose prices have risen by 10%, and would increase by 20-30% fortnightly.
“On account of these unseasonal rains and hailstorms, grapes, bananas, pomegranate, oranges and other fruit have been affected adversely,” he added.
“Crops spread over hectares of land has been damaged. Traders are expecting the prices of most fruit to rise by at least 30%, but the exact prices would be known in the next 10 days,” Pansare said.
“As summer is around the corner, people crave fruit. But with the increase in the fruit prices, the common man will be a disappointed for the common man,” he added.
“Kesar mangoes would be badly affected. During the peak season, ten tonne kesar mangoes enter the APMC market from places like Latur and Aurangabad,” Pansare informed.
“Most of the damage was done by the hailstorm well before the ripe crop was ready to be plucked,” he added.
Sanjay Karande, trader, vegetable market, APMC, said, “Hailstorms and unseasonable rains in parts of Maharashtra have affected many crops.”
“However, only fruit would be affected badly, because vegetables are not grown in large quantities in the affected areas,” he added.
“The prices of vegetable prices would remain stable, but we expect them to rise in June,” Karande added.
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Crops have got damaged in parts of the state, and that is the reason farmers are not able to supply their produce in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market in Navi Mumbai.
The worst-hit fruit include grapes, oranges and pomegranate. Over the next fifteen days, consumers could expect a rise in their wholesale and retail prices.
Sanjay Pansare, director, fruit market, APMC, informed FnB News the impact was already being felt on the fruit, whose prices have risen by 10%, and would increase by 20-30% fortnightly.
“On account of these unseasonal rains and hailstorms, grapes, bananas, pomegranate, oranges and other fruit have been affected adversely,” he added.
“Crops spread over hectares of land has been damaged. Traders are expecting the prices of most fruit to rise by at least 30%, but the exact prices would be known in the next 10 days,” Pansare said.
“As summer is around the corner, people crave fruit. But with the increase in the fruit prices, the common man will be a disappointed for the common man,” he added.
“Kesar mangoes would be badly affected. During the peak season, ten tonne kesar mangoes enter the APMC market from places like Latur and Aurangabad,” Pansare informed.
“Most of the damage was done by the hailstorm well before the ripe crop was ready to be plucked,” he added.
Sanjay Karande, trader, vegetable market, APMC, said, “Hailstorms and unseasonable rains in parts of Maharashtra have affected many crops.”
“However, only fruit would be affected badly, because vegetables are not grown in large quantities in the affected areas,” he added.
“The prices of vegetable prices would remain stable, but we expect them to rise in June,” Karande added.
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Source: fnbNews.com
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