Vegetable and fruits prices soar high in my city just because tomorrow is Holi.
@aninditasen (18202)
Raurkela, India
March 6, 2023 8:12am CST
I visited the local market today to purchase some lime. I got shocked by the price. One lime cost me Rs.7. Holi starts from tomorrow and would continue for two days. Prices of fruits and vegetables are soaring high. This price won't decrease now. Summers are nearing and most people would need lime juice whether as a soft drink or for their lunch or dinner along with water rice which is called "pakal" in Odisha and "panta bhaat" in Bengal. It would be impossible for the poor to buy a piece of lime.
Black grapes are pretty cheap at this time but I had to shell out Rs. 90 just for 500gms. Fruits are out of reach for the poor and middle class.
With inflation food prices are rising, increasing the number of starving people in India.
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@JudyEv (382693)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 23
@aninditasen That is happening here too. Some can no longer afford very many vegetables and/or fruit.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
8 Mar 23
@JudyEv That's really a sorry state to watch.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
That's the reason it has become difficult to eat healthy and they often fall sick.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
9 Mar 23
That's true. Fruits were always cheap in my city but it's not this time.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
I as a widow can't play holi or add colours to anybody. We just perform the prayers related to Holi. On this day we offer tiny mango buds along with its flowers to Lord Krishna and Radha and pray for a good harvest and fill everyone's life with prosperity. We also offer flowers and sweets.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
10 Mar 23
Coronavirus is just a plea. It's the middle men who are making hay while the Sun shines.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
6 Mar 23
Will you buy some anyways Andindita
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
8 Mar 23
@aninditasen Oh dear pity you had to buy some and not get them from the tree.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
9 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm I am sure I shall get them after a few months.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
I did buy lime and fruits as I need them. My lime tree hasn't borne any fruits this season yet, maybe because it was trimmed last year.
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@MarieCoyle (59444)
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8 Mar 23
Our fruits and vegetables are pricey. I love fresh broccoli. It's just priced way out of sight now. I do manage to find onions, carrots, and potatoes at a decent price if I shop sales.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
8 Mar 23
Here potatoes are pretty cheap but not onions and carrots.
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@MarieCoyle (59444)
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8 Mar 23
@aninditasen
I do have to shop hard for the onions at times or I will pay way too much. Bought a bag yesterday at Costco, very reasonal price. I chopped up 5 of them and froze that in little ziploc bags to cook soups and such with, I still have lots left. As for carrots, I grew some thiss last year in one of my flower beds--and I got a lot of carrots! I shredded and froze and cut them up and froze and I think I will plant some more at garden time. They required absolutely no care and were delicious.
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@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
8 Mar 23
It is all over the world. We are all experiencing it.
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@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
9 Mar 23
@aninditasen Yes, and its hurting everyone.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
9 Mar 23
I really don't understand why are the governments allowing the middle men in fruit and vegetable trading. It's because of them prices are increasing.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
10 Mar 23
@popciclecold And I don't know how long this will continue.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
I think people are suffering because of this price rise and stopped buying a lot of vegetables and fruits.
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@Marilynda1225 (91208)
• United States
6 Mar 23
Its so sad that the prices on everything are so high. Even here the cost of fruits and vegetables has increased.
The focus is always on "eating healthy" yet the prices make it so difficult.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
That's true. People can't remain healthy because of price rise.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
That's happening to most of us. At least I can manage to buy some fruits weekly as I take less of non- veg.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
That's true and the prices never went down but increased once again now during the Holi.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
Holi is the festival of colours in India when people pray for happiness in their lives to Lord Krishna and Radha and play with both water and dry powder colours.
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@Virtually2021 (828)
• Southend-On-Sea, England
6 Mar 23
Yes food prices and utility bills are high too.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
That's right. Here too because of price rise people are finding it hard to make two ends meet.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
7 Mar 23
This happens in India but the prices don't decrease after the festival.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
26 Mar 23
Earlier people used to buy high priced things during festivals but now sellers keep waiting for customers and buyers don't turn up because pay package has not increased accordingly.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
28 Mar 23
It's terrible here also in our local market. The veggies prices are soaring high too.
By the way, what us holi?
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
28 Mar 23
Indians are finding it hard to manage there homes. Holi is the festival of colours in India when people pray to Lord Krishna for a colorful life which is full of prosperity. They apply colours on each other wishing each other a happy life.
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
29 Mar 23
@Nakitakona My favourite colours are, pink, light orange, green and orange and copper sulphate blue.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
29 Mar 23
@aninditasen This every color has a significant value or meaning. Isn't it? What is your fave color?
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