Potato Prices Up By 108%, Onion Rates Rise By 44% In The Past One Year; Buyers Say 'All Vegetables Becoming Unaffordable'

There has been a steep rise in average retail prices of potatoes, onions & other essential commodities over the past one year. Average retail price of potatoes has gone up by 92 per cent in the past one year. Similarly, onion retail prices have increased 44 per cent during the period. Since retail prices went up, wholesale rates also surged, affecting common man’s budget. The average wholesale prices of potatoes have gone up by 108 per cent in the past one year from Rs 1,739 per quintal to Rs 3,633 per quintal, according to a report in The Times Of India. Data was analysed from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The report added that the wholesale price of onions as on October 31 was Rs 5,645 per quintal compared to Rs 1,739 a year ago, a jump of 47 per cent. Wholesale prices of pulses have also gone up significantly in the past year. “Price of almost all vegetables has increased, especially that of onion. We have to eat, but we are rationing. We have let go of several vegetables from our plate as we can't afford to buy them, Vishal, a customer in Mumbai, told ANI.