Wholesale Prices of Vegetables and Fruits Set for Today
18 Jestha, Kathmandu – The Kalimati Fruits and Vegetables Market Development Committee has established the maximum wholesale prices for agricultural produce for today. According to the committee, large Nepali tomatoes are priced at NPR 65 per kilogram, large Indian tomatoes at NPR 80 per kilogram, small local tomatoes at NPR 35 per kilogram, and small tunnel tomatoes at NPR 39 per kilogram. Red potatoes (long) are priced at NPR 35 per kilogram, red potatoes (round) at NPR 30 per kilogram, and dried Indian onions at NPR 43 per kilogram.
Similarly, local carrots are set at NPR 80 per kilogram, local cabbage NPR 40 per kilogram, local cauliflower NPR 80 per kilogram, hybrid white radish NPR 25 per kilogram, long bitter gourd NPR 50 per kilogram, and dwarf bitter gourd NPR 50 per kilogram.
Other prices include long yard beans at NPR 90 per kilogram, corn yard beans at NPR 90 per kilogram, local ghee beans at NPR 90 per kilogram, hybrid ghee beans at NPR 70 per kilogram, rajma ghee beans at NPR 100 per kilogram, winged beans at NPR 130 per kilogram, cowpeas at NPR 160 per kilogram, and bitter melon at NPR 40 per kilogram. Bottle gourd is priced at NPR 70 per kilogram, local parwar at NPR 70 per kilogram, ghirla at NPR 60 per kilogram, chikindo at NPR 35 per kilogram, jyiguni at NPR 60 per kilogram, ripe pumpkin at NPR 60 per kilogram, green pumpkin (small) at NPR 50 per kilogram, okra at NPR 50 per kilogram, sweet cucumber at NPR 80 per kilogram, pindalu at NPR 40 per kilogram, and skus at NPR 100 per kilogram.
Other leafy vegetables include spinach at NPR 80 per kilogram, palungo at NPR 90 per kilogram, chamsur leaves at NPR 90 per kilogram, mustard greens at NPR 50 per kilogram, fenugreek at NPR 60 per kilogram, green onions at NPR 100 per kilogram. Mushrooms are priced with kanya (button) mushrooms at NPR 250 per kilogram, large mushrooms at NPR 450 per kilogram, king oyster mushrooms at NPR 320 per kilogram, and shiitake mushrooms at NPR 1,000 per kilogram. Additionally, bitter gourd is NPR 350 per kilogram, nyuro at NPR 80 per kilogram, broccoli at NPR 110 per kilogram, beetroot at NPR 60 per kilogram, saagawan at NPR 120 per kilogram, red cabbage at NPR 50 per kilogram, cumin leaves at NPR 100 per kilogram, celery at NPR 130 per kilogram, parsley at NPR 220 per kilogram, fennel leaves at NPR 90 per kilogram, mint at NPR 150 per kilogram, green corn at NPR 50 per kilogram, gantemula at NPR 60 per kilogram, tamarind at NPR 180 per kilogram, tama at NPR 140 per kilogram, tofu at NPR 160 per kilogram, and dried leafy greens (gundruk) at NPR 350 per kilogram.
Fruits prices include Fuji apples at NPR 300 per kilogram, Nepali bananas at NPR 200 per dozen, Malbhog bananas at NPR 221 per dozen, lemons at NPR 221 per kilogram, pomegranates at NPR 420 per kilogram, Maldah mangoes at NPR 120 per kilogram, Dussehri mangoes at NPR 130 per kilogram, green watermelon at NPR 45 per kilogram, local cucumbers at NPR 80 per kilogram, hybrid cucumbers at NPR 25 per kilogram, local cross cucumbers at NPR 70 per kilogram. Further, khatakhar is NPR 50 per kilogram, Chinese pears at NPR 160 per kilogram, Nepali walnuts at NPR 90 per kilogram, Indian walnuts at NPR 100 per kilogram, local lychee at NPR 250 per kilogram, Indian lychee at NPR 300 per kilogram, raw coconuts at NPR 80 per kilogram, and green coconuts at NPR 180 per kilogram.
Prices for spices and other produce include ginger at NPR 120 per kilogram, dried chili at NPR 450 per kilogram, long green chili at NPR 60 per kilogram, bullet chili at NPR 50 per kilogram, mache chili at NPR 60 per kilogram, Akabare chili at NPR 420 per kilogram, and sheep chili at NPR 70 per kilogram. Green garlic is priced at NPR 180 per kilogram, fresh coriander at NPR 150 per kilogram, dried Chinese garlic at NPR 221 per kilogram, dried Nepali garlic at NPR 180 per kilogram, fresh dried garlic at NPR 1,000 per kilogram. Fresh fish prices are set at Rahu fish at NPR 340 per kilogram, Bachuwa fish at NPR 300 per kilogram, and Chhadi fish at NPR 250 per kilogram.