Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Jun 24: Prices of vegetables and fruits have shot up as the monsoon got delayed and the crops could not be harvested.

Blue berries are sold for record price. Last year it was sold for Rs 100 to 150 per kg. This year the price has shot up to Rs 300 per kg. The reason is that the yield is very low this year. Acidic properties are more in blueberries and they are good for diabetics. That is why people show more interest in buying it.

Rambutan fruit is also sold for high price. Actually this fruit is native to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Now it is grown in coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Goa. It is sold at Rs 400 per kg.

Prices of vegetables including tomato, beans and green chillies has soared. Tomato which was sold at Rs 20 to 30 has gone up to Rs 40 to 50 per kg. Gherkins are sold at Rs 120, green chilly at Rs 100, beans at Rs 120, Okra at Rs 80 and Carrot at Rs 80.

Cabbage at Rs 30, cauliflower Rs 60, beetroot Rs 60, onions Rs 20, bitter gourd Rs 80, aubergine Rs 60, radish Rs 60, ridge gourd Rs 80, capsicum Rs 80, pumpkin Rs 60, potato Rs 30, drumstick Rs 120, ginger Rs 300 and lime is sold at Rs 100.