The prices of daily essentials, including fruits and vegetables, have skyrocketed in the last five days due to short supply of the commodities in the local market, as the trucks and containers laden with the essential commodities have been unable to enter Nepal via India.
Despite the continuous protest in Tarai since over a month because of which Tarai farmers had been
unable to sell their produce in the market, the price of vegetables had not gone up significantly until now.
As the trucks and containers were unable to enter Nepal since Thursday, the vegetable prices have soared in the domestic market.
The price of potatoes (red and white) has increased by Rs 10 per kg each to Rs 55 and Rs 45, respectively. Similarly, price of brinjal has gone up by Rs 10 per kg to Rs 43 per kg. The price of cowpea, on the other hand, has shot up by whopping Rs 20 per kg to Rs 65 per kg, as against Rs 45 per kg last Thursday, according to Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Board (KFVMDB).
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