Chennai: Until a few days ago, the truckers’ strike across the country had reduced the turnover of Koyambedu market and traders also suffered a lot as the inflow of vegetables was considerably low. However, things are quite the opposite now.
After good rainfall in Southern districts in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states, the inflow of vegetables to Koyambedu market has steadily increased leading to a fall in prices of veggies.
Traders have again become sufferers as prices took a sharp dip due to heavy inflow of vegetables.
According to traders, the price of carrots, which were earlier sold at Rs 60 a kilo reduced to between Rs 35 and Rs 40. Similarly, the prices of other vegetables like beans, shallots, Bellary onions, tomato and beetroot have taken a slight dip.
“We have continuously been facing crises. Moreover, vegetables in large quantities are reaching, but sales have slowed down. We have sometimes been forced to dump rotten vegetables,” said a vendor at Koyambedu market. If such a situation continues, traders will land into severe financial crisis and many may have to close their shops, he added.
VR Soundararajan, president of Koyambedu wholesale vegetable traders association and a member of the market management committee said, “There is good vegetable harvesting from the Southern states due to rainfall. Bellary onion is also transported from Karnataka and Maharashtra.”
Vendors at other local markets are selling the vegetables at 10 to 20 per cent higher than the original prices at Koyambedu market.
