JAIPUR: Though prices of onions have come down with supply from Maharashtra, Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan, another essential item of kitchen is touching an all-time high price.
The price of garlic is between Rs 250 and Rs 300 per kilogram in the retail market. Wholesale traders are expecting prices to come down from April onwards when the fresh crop would be harvested and imported to Jaipur.
Traders at the Muhana Mandi in Jaipur attributed the rising prices of the garlic to the poor supply and heavy rainfall which hit the crop. “This year’s supply has been badly affected due to poor production of garlic in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Compared to 2019, our supply is 30-40% less compared to what we usually get here in Jaipur,” said Abdul Sagir, a wholesaler trader at the Muhana Mandi.
The prices of the garlic are showing rising trend since September 2019 when the curtailed supply started from Nasik (Maharashtra), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Kota (Rajasthan), Jhalawar (Rajasthan) and Bundi (Rajasthan).
At the wholesale market, the prices of garlic are ranging between Rs 120 and Rs 160 per kilogram which is being sold at Rs 250 to Rs 300 per kilogram in retail market.
“Fresh supply of garlic is expected from the first week of March and as indicated by the farmers of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat we will get adequate supply from April onwards. By April, we are expecting the prices of garlic to be around Rs 60 to Rs 80 per kg in the wholesale market which would be sold between Rs 100 and Rs 120 per kilogram in the retail market,” said Mukesh Totlani, a wholesale trader of garlic at the Muhana Mandi.
Traders said that for the first time the prices of garlic touched Rs 300 per kg in the retail market. “Retailers should ideally be selling it at Rs 200 per kg, however, they are charging just double that what they are getting from us,” said another wholesale trader.
Consumers too have curtailed their purchase of garlic. “We are using merely 100 grams of garlic for a whole week. In winters it is an important ingredient in the curries and many use it as sauce by grinding it with tomatoes,” said Savita Jaiswal, a homemaker.
The price of garlic is between Rs 250 and Rs 300 per kilogram in the retail market. Wholesale traders are expecting prices to come down from April onwards when the fresh crop would be harvested and imported to Jaipur.
Traders at the Muhana Mandi in Jaipur attributed the rising prices of the garlic to the poor supply and heavy rainfall which hit the crop. “This year’s supply has been badly affected due to poor production of garlic in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Compared to 2019, our supply is 30-40% less compared to what we usually get here in Jaipur,” said Abdul Sagir, a wholesaler trader at the Muhana Mandi.
The prices of the garlic are showing rising trend since September 2019 when the curtailed supply started from Nasik (Maharashtra), Bhavnagar (Gujarat), Kota (Rajasthan), Jhalawar (Rajasthan) and Bundi (Rajasthan).
At the wholesale market, the prices of garlic are ranging between Rs 120 and Rs 160 per kilogram which is being sold at Rs 250 to Rs 300 per kilogram in retail market.
“Fresh supply of garlic is expected from the first week of March and as indicated by the farmers of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat we will get adequate supply from April onwards. By April, we are expecting the prices of garlic to be around Rs 60 to Rs 80 per kg in the wholesale market which would be sold between Rs 100 and Rs 120 per kilogram in the retail market,” said Mukesh Totlani, a wholesale trader of garlic at the Muhana Mandi.
Traders said that for the first time the prices of garlic touched Rs 300 per kg in the retail market. “Retailers should ideally be selling it at Rs 200 per kg, however, they are charging just double that what they are getting from us,” said another wholesale trader.
Consumers too have curtailed their purchase of garlic. “We are using merely 100 grams of garlic for a whole week. In winters it is an important ingredient in the curries and many use it as sauce by grinding it with tomatoes,” said Savita Jaiswal, a homemaker.
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