When I am writing this post, the price of most vegetables dropped significantly. I mean when two or three weeks ago prices of many essential vegetables/spices were very high. But the scenario was not the same today. Today potatoes, onions, tomatoes etc are available at a very low price. Many farmers are worried due drop in the price of such vegetables. In fact, two medium-size cauliflowers are available at Rs 10. I do not know how they are actually making a profit. In fact, the storage cost of such perishable vegetable is very high. So when supply increases suddenly and demand is almost the same then drop in price will definitely happen. But here I will share the vegetable price list for the month of December 2020 in Kolkata, WB, India.
This is the price list of vegetables what I experienced in Kolkata and its nearby area, particularly, at our local market.
Vegetable Price ListDecember 2020 (KOLKATA) |
| Potato/Aloo Rs 30-40/kg US$ 0.41-0.54/kg |
| Tomato/Tamatar Rs 50-55/kg US$ 0.68-0.75/kg |
| Onion/Pyaz Rs 45-50/kg US$ 0.61-0.68/kg |
| Chilli/Mirch Rs 60-70/kg US$ 0.82-0.96/kg |
| Brinjal/Eggplant/Baingan Rs 40-45/kg US$ 0.54-0.61/kg |
| Okra/Bhindi Rs 50-55/kg US$ 0.68-0.75/kg |
| Bitter Gourd/ Karela Rs 50-55/kg US$ 0.68-0.75/kg |
| Cucumber/Kheera Rs 40-50/kg US$ 0.54-0.68/kg |
| Radish/Muli Rs 15-20/kg US$ 0.21-0.27/kg |
| Carrot/Gajar Rs 40-50/kg US$ 0.54-0.68/kg |
| Capsicum/Shimla mirch Rs 200-250/kg US$ 2.74-3.42/kg |
You can definitely see the prices of most vegetables were very high during the last month. Potato, tomato, onion, brinjal, almost everything was expensive than now. Prices of most seasonal vegetables dropped suddenly. Even vegetable vendors are saying that prices will drop again in the coming days.
Also read: Why tamatar (In Hindi) and tomato (in English) sounds similar?
So the prices of vegetables in your location were similar to this list during the last December month? or are those more expensive or cheaper? Please share your thoughts by leaving a comment below.
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