Daijiworld Media Network - Saligao (SHP)
Saligao, Apr 1: With the lockdown prevailing across the nation, reports of inflated price of vegetables have emerged.
However, these trade practices by the seller have irked the Saligao locals. The villagers alleged that while the vegetables are being purchased at wholesale rates, the horticulture outlets in the village are selling vegetables at higher prices.
Vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, cluster beans, French beans and onion, potatoes, tomatoes and chillies were being sold at Rs 60 per kg in Parra. “In some villages, vegetables are being sold at wholesale prices, but here in Parra, they are very expensive," one of the residents Benedict D'Souza said.
Meanwhile, there was also a rise in the price of eggs. The market rate which is Rs 60 per kg, the eggs at Saligao were being sold at Rs 105 a dozen and a tray charged at Rs 210, as per the villagers.