date:Jan 06, 2016
December 30, 2015.
A quintal of bottle gourd had cost Rs 2,000 on December 30, 2014, but went up to Rs 2,500 on December 30, 2015. Price of brinjal has also shot up from Rs 3,500 per quintal to Rs 5,000 during the same period. Price of ivy gourd, a staple Maharastrian diet, has climbed from Rs 3,000 per quintal to Rs 4,000. Tomato continues to remain dear, with prices showing no correction.
Shriram Gadve, President, Vegetable Growers Association of India, said that on average, the area of cu