PANAJI
The heavy rains in Goa and adjoining regions of Karnataka and Maharashtra have brought in extreme volatility in the retail prices of vegetables with prices of some daily use items fluctuating widely on a daily basis.
Tomatoes for instance had shot up to between Rs 80-100 per kilo depending on their quality in the middle of last week but by the weekend they eased to Rs 50-60 per kilo.
Similarly onions and potatoes which were priced at Rs 70-80 on Thursday dropped to Rs 50 per kilo on Saturday.
Cabbage and cauliflower had also become cheaper on Saturday at Rs 50 per kilo and traders in the Panaji market said, they expect the prices to shoot up again next week with operations in the 'mandis' in Belagavi and other areas in the region badly affected by the heavy rains.
Dampness causes some of these vegetables to rot faster and costs of handling and transportation shoot up which reflects in the end retail price of the vegetables, the traders in the Panaji market said.
