The Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market Development Committee has published the minimum wholesale prices of agricultural produce for today (Monday).
According to the committee, large tomatoes (Nepali) are priced at Rs 100 per kg, large tomatoes (Indian) at Rs 100 per kg, small local tomatoes at Rs 65 per kg, small tunnel-grown tomatoes at Rs 70 per kg, and small Terai tomatoes at Rs 85 per kg. Red potatoes are priced at Rs 28 per kg, Indian red potatoes at Rs 24 per kg, and dry Indian onions at Rs 45 per kg.
Similarly, local carrots are priced at Rs 60 per kg, Terai carrots at Rs 50 per kg, local cabbage at Rs 50 per kg, coconut cabbage at Rs 45 per kg, local cauliflower at Rs 85 per kg, Terai cauliflower at Rs 70 per kg, red radish at Rs 30 per kg, local white radish at Rs 15 per kg, hybrid white radish at Rs 20 per kg, long eggplant at Rs 70 per kg, round eggplant at Rs 80 per kg, and corn with husk at Rs 40 per kg.
Green peas are priced at Rs 70 per kg, local French beans at Rs 130 per kg, hybrid French beans at Rs 100 per kg, rajma beans at Rs 90 per kg, flat beans at Rs 90 per kg, bitter gourd at Rs 120 per kg, bottle gourd at Rs 70 per kg, sponge gourd at Rs 100 per kg, ripe pumpkin at Rs 30 per kg, green pumpkin (long) at Rs 40 per kg, green pumpkin (round) at Rs 45 per kg, turnip at Rs 70 per kg, okra at Rs 120 per kg, sweet potato at Rs 60 per kg, and taro at Rs 70 per kg.
Leafy vegetables include mustard greens at Rs 25 per kg, spinach at Rs 60 per kg, garden cress at Rs 60 per kg, mustard leaf at Rs 40 per kg, fenugreek greens at Rs 60 per kg, and green onions at Rs 40 per kg.
Other items include bamboo shoots at Rs 90 per kg, yam at Rs 90 per kg, oyster mushrooms at Rs 150 per kg, button mushrooms at Rs 370 per kg, king oyster mushrooms at Rs 280 per kg, broccoli at Rs 90 per kg, beetroot at Rs 70 per kg, jimbu greens at Rs 100 per kg, celery at Rs 220 per kg, parsley at Rs 500 per kg, fennel greens at Rs 60 per kg, mint at Rs 250 per kg, and fermented leafy greens (gundruk) at Rs 350 per kg.
For fruits, apples (Jhole) are priced at Rs 220 per kg, Fuji apples at Rs 280 per kg, bananas at Rs 150 per dozen, lemons at Rs 80 per kg, pomegranates at Rs 300 per kg, Nepali oranges at Rs 110 per kg, watermelon at Rs 90 per kg, sweet lime at Rs 90 per kg, junar oranges at Rs 100 per kg, pineapple at Rs 145 per piece, local cucumber at Rs 100 per kg, hybrid cucumber at Rs 60 per kg, lime at Rs 60 per kg, Chinese pears at Rs 200 per kg, Nepali papaya at Rs 50 per kg, strawberries at Rs 450 per kg, avocado at Rs 250 per kg, and Indian gooseberry (amla) at Rs 70 per kg.
About the Author
