date:Aug 13, 2019
With the festive season just around the corner, fruit prices have become dearer by up to 113 percent compared to the same period last year.
The records of Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market Development Board show fruits like apple, banana, mango, pomegranate, pineapple and sweet orange seeing the biggest price hike. Binod Raj Pandey, general secretary at Fruits Wholesaler Association, attributed the rise in prices to supply delays caused by the quarantine issue and devastating floods last mon