The Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market Development Committee has set the wholesale prices of agricultural produce for today.
According to the committee, large tomatoes (Indian) are priced at Rs 75 per kg, small local tomatoes at Rs 35 per kg, small Indian tomatoes at Rs 35 per kg, and small Terai tomatoes at Rs 44 per kg. Red potatoes cost Rs 23 per kg, Indian red potatoes Rs 24 per kg, and dry Indian onions Rs 36 per kg.
Similarly, local carrots are priced at Rs 40 per kg, Terai carrots at Rs 25, local cabbage at Rs 45, local cauliflower at Rs 60, Jyapu cauliflower at Rs 80, white radish (hybrid) at Rs 30, long eggplant at Rs 70, and round eggplant at Rs 80 per kg.
Among other vegetables, yardlong beans cost Rs 90 per kg, green peas Rs 80, local broad beans Rs 80, hybrid broad beans Rs 60, rajma beans Rs 120, flat beans Rs 110, soybean pods Rs 340, bitter gourd Rs 80, bottle gourd Rs 40, pointed gourd (local) Rs 100, snake gourd Rs 70, sponge gourd Rs 50, ridge gourd Rs 110, ripe pumpkin Rs 60, green long pumpkin Rs 40, green round pumpkin Rs 50, okra Rs 110, sweet potato Rs 80, bitter gourd (barela) Rs 60, taro root Rs 50, and chayote Rs 70 per kg.
Leafy greens include mustard greens at Rs 70 per kg, spinach at Rs 110, cress at Rs 110, mustard leaves at Rs 40, fenugreek leaves at Rs 110, green onions at Rs 100, broad beans (bakula) Rs 50, yam Rs 50, oyster mushrooms Rs 200, button mushrooms Rs 400, king mushrooms Rs 300, and shiitake mushrooms Rs 1,000 per kg.
Other items include asparagus at Rs 500 per kg, fiddlehead fern at Rs 80, broccoli at Rs 100, beetroot at Rs 50, moringa at Rs 120, koiralo at Rs 270, red cabbage at Rs 40, knolkhol at Rs 50, celery at Rs 150, parsley at Rs 220, fennel greens at Rs 120, mint at Rs 120, turnip at Rs 50, tamarind at Rs 180, bamboo shoots at Rs 160, tofu at Rs 160, and fermented leafy greens (gundruk) at Rs 250 per kg.
Among fruits, apples (local) cost Rs 250 per kg, Fuji apples Rs 320, lemons Rs 300, pomegranate Rs 380, green grapes Rs 230, black grapes Rs 350, Indian oranges Rs 160, watermelon Rs 50, pineapple Rs 160 per piece, local cucumber Rs 80 per kg, hybrid cucumber Rs 30, crossbreed cucumber Rs 60, jackfruit Rs 80, Chinese pear Rs 250, Nepali papaya Rs 70, Indian papaya Rs 90, and kiwi Rs 400 per kg.
Additionally, avocado is priced at Rs 800 per kg, ginger at Rs 90, dried chili at Rs 480, green chili Rs 100, bullet chili Rs 80, small chili Rs 90, large chili Rs 120, green garlic Rs 110, coriander Rs 130, dried Chinese garlic Rs 220, dried Nepali garlic Rs 140, dried mushrooms Rs 120, fresh mushrooms Rs 100, dried fish Rs 1,000, and fresh fish varieties such as rohu Rs 340, bachuwa Rs 310, and chhadi Rs 300 per kg.
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