Farmers and consumers are killed in vegetables.
With the season of production, the price of green vegetables has decreased in the wholesale market. In a month, the prices of almost all vegetables have decreased. According to the data of the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market Development Committee, the price of vegetables has decreased by 78 percent.
According to the committee, the wholesale price of carrot on December 17 was Rs 115 per kg. By January 17, the price has come down to Rs 25 per kg.
, which used to cost Rs 28 per kg, is now available at Rs 15 per kg in the wholesale market. A month ago, the price of cauliflower dropped to Rs 12 per kg in Kalimati market, which was Rs 25 per kg. Golvenda has been reduced from Rs 38 to Rs 22 and radish, which costs Rs 35, is being sold at Rs 20. The price of vegetables mentioned is just an example. Most of the prices have decreased in the Kalimati vegetable market.
Mahadev Prasad Paudel, executive director of the committee, said that it is the season of falling domestic production and falling prices. He said that the price of vegetables will decrease till January. "Now is the season for the production of green vegetables, the price will decrease until the month of January. The price of cotton will decrease till February," he said. Farmers have a problem.'
The price of Kalimati has decreased, have the common people also been able to buy cheaply? Of course not. From the wholesale to the retail market, the price is high. The general public has not been able to feel the reduced prices. After leaving the wholesale market, the price of vegetables doubles.
The distance from Kalimati Vegetable Market to Manmaiju Democratic Chowk is about 7 km. The average price of Golvenda (local) in Kalimati market on Thursday was Rs 22 per kg. Common people paid up to 60 rupees per kg at the Democratic Chowk. Cauli local was priced at Rs 12 in Kalimati market, Rs 60 per kg in retail shops. In Kalimati, it was sold for Rs 15, but in retail shops, it was sold for more than Rs 50. There is a similar difference in the price of maize. It can be bought wholesale at 45 rupees per kg. But in retail, it is being sold for up to 110 rupees per kilo.
'Vegetables have suffered mainly in retail prices. From wholesale to retail, the price increases by two/three times. However, the government has ignored it," said Madhav Timalsina, president of the Consumer Rights Research Forum. "The responsibility of unnecessary price control is the responsibility of the Commerce Department. In the federal system, the first priority of control is the ward, rural municipality, municipality, metropolis, but when everyone remained silent, the common people could not feel the reduced price, the businessmen did not reduce the price. According to the data of the
committee, the wholesale price of ghee beans is 40 rupees per kilo. It has been sold in the retail market for up to 150 rupees. Gourd, parsi, okra, bitter gourd, red potato, green chilli etc. are all priced more than double in retail than wholesale.
Paudel, executive director of the committee, said that even though retail prices are usually higher than wholesale prices, abnormal prices cannot be charged. You can't choose and buy in wholesale, but you can choose and buy in retail. It is natural that the price is a bit higher when you add the shipping fee, loss and profit,'' he said, 'but you can't take it too fast, some retailers have abnormal prices.' The only way to regulate it is monitoring.
It is their understanding that the general public will be able to buy cheaply if the local government and the department intensify the monitoring. Another option is to determine the market level. The Consumer Protection Act, 2075 has asked to determine the market level. However, it has not been determined yet. That's why people have always been cheated in the price. Rajan Poudel, director general of
department, admitted that the level could not be determined. There is a syndicate in the merchant's vegetables. They don't issue bills, they have to go through 5/6 levels from farmer to consumer. From the farmer to the kalimati and from the kalimati to the retailer, there is also a level," said Director General Paudel, "this is also the reason why the price of vegetables has increased. On the one hand, the farmers have not received the price, the general public has also paid high prices, and the traders are satisfied. He said that the farmers had to sell cauliflower at 3 to 5 rupees per kg. During the monitoring by the
department, it has been confirmed that the retail price is charged too fast. But the department understands that it is unreasonable to impose a financial penalty on small traders. "During the monitoring, the prices are a little higher, but small shops have not been fined much, many fines have been found and fined from 5 to 10,000 rupees," he said.
