date:Aug 05, 2013
drought in key growing areas, and traders expect prices to spiral up further in a month as demand remains strong due to Ramadan. The wholesale price has risen about 50% in a month, although retail prices have more than doubled in some places like Mumbai Rs30 - 35 per kg (0.49 - 0.57 dollar cents).
In Bengal, consumers are paying Rs40 (0.65 dollar cents) for a kg of onion while tomatoes are fetching Rs50 (0.82 dollar cents) a kg. Price of brinjal is Rs50 - 60 (0.82 - 0.98 dollar cents) per kg de