Pune vegetable prices for tomatoes, green chillies, cabbage, cauliflower and brinjals fell by about 10% at the Gultekadi Market Yard after arrivals increased and demand remained lower than supply, according to a report by Sakal – Pune. Around 90 to 100 trucks of agricultural produce entered the market on Sunday, November 1.
The price decline was reported in the fruit and vegetable section of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee’s Gultekadi yard. Prices of other vegetables remained broadly stable compared with the previous week, even as supplies arrived from several states and local production areas.
Among the interstate arrivals, green chillies came in 20 to 22 tempos from Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Cabbage and cluster beans arrived from Karnataka, while carrots came from Indore. Peas were supplied from Himachal Pradesh, drumsticks and Totapuri mangoes from Tamil Nadu, groundnuts from Gujarat and Karnataka, garlic from Madhya Pradesh, and potatoes from Indore, Agra and local areas.
Local arrivals included 8,000 to 10,000 crates of tomatoes, 14 to 15 tempos of cauliflower, seven to eight tempos of cabbage, 10 to 12 tempos of capsicum and around 100 to 125 tempos of new and old onions. Green chillies, cucumbers, okra, cluster beans, carrots, red pumpkin and other vegetables also arrived in significant quantities.
At the reported wholesale rates, tomatoes were priced at ₹80 to ₹100 per 10 kilograms, green chillies at ₹250 to ₹350, cauliflower at ₹50 to ₹100, cabbage at ₹50 to ₹60 and brinjals at ₹150 to ₹300. Onions were priced at ₹370 to ₹430 per 10 kilograms, while potatoes ranged from ₹100 to ₹200. Garlic remained considerably higher at ₹800 to ₹2,500, and ginger ranged from ₹800 to ₹1,700.
Leafy vegetable arrivals were also substantial. The market received around one lakh bundles of coriander and 70,000 bundles of fenugreek. Coriander was priced at ₹1,500 to ₹2,000 per 100 bundles, while fenugreek ranged from ₹1,000 to ₹1,500. The reported rates for spinach were ₹800 to ₹1,200 per 100 bundles.
Fruit prices also weakened as demand declined ahead of Diwali. Traders told the publication that consumers were focusing on festival purchases, reducing demand for fruits at the market. Arrivals included 70 to 80 tonnes of sweet lime, 40 to 50 tonnes of oranges, 50 to 60 tonnes of pomegranates and 12 to 15 tonnes of dragon fruit. Watermelon, muskmelon, papaya, chikoo, guava, apples and pineapples also arrived in the fruit market.
Sweet lime was priced at ₹120 to ₹320 for three dozen and ₹40 to ₹130 for four dozen, while oranges ranged from ₹200 to ₹700 per 10 kilograms. Dragon fruit was priced at ₹70 to ₹100 per kilogram. Pomegranate prices varied by variety, from ₹10 to ₹250 per kilogram.
The flower market recorded lower arrivals and demand after the Kojagiri festival, while prices remained broadly in line with the previous week because inward and outward movement continued. The reported prices included ₹10 to ₹40 for marigold, ₹30 to ₹60 for tuberose and ₹30 to ₹50 for gerbera. The supplied report did not indicate any further price forecast or change to the market’s operating schedule.
