Commodity prices

As the rains took a break, vegetable prices in Chennai came down from their highs last week. But bitter gourd and garlic were exceptions. Bitter gourd rose 14 per cent and sold at ₹50/kg. Garlic shot up 30 per cent and was quoting at ₹180/kg. Most other vegetables were selling 10-20 per cent below their previous week’s prices.

Here are the prices of various commodities in Chennai.

Price scale is given as Rs./kg

Commodity	Quantity	Now	Year ago
Rice	1 kg	30	32
Wheat	1 kg	34	32
Atta	1 kg	32	34
Gram Dal	1 kg	72	49
Tur Dal	1 kg	150	83
Urad Dal	1 kg	170	86
Moong Dal	1 kg	120	100
Masoor Dal	1 kg	98	80
Sugar	1 kg	32	34
Milk	1 ltr	37	37
Ground Nut Oil	1 ltr	126	104
Sun flower Oil	1 ltr	93	85
Gur (Jaggery)	1 kg	46	50
Tea	1 kg	220	220
Salt	1 kg	18	17
Lime	1 kg	60	60
Apple	1 kg	140	140
Papaya	1 kg	28	25
Pineapple	1 kg	40	40
Pomegranate	1 kg	150	140
Sapota	1 kg	40	40
Banana	1 kg	25	32
Bitter Gourd	1 kg	50	40
Brinjal	1 kg	70	40
Cabbage	1 kg	24	20
Cauli Flower	1 kg	40	32
Garlic	1 kg	180	110
Ginger	1 kg	90	120
Chilly	1 kg	28	24
Onion	1 kg	40	30
Potato	1 kg	40	36
Tomato	1 kg	50	20

*Source: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, National Horticulture Board.

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