Vegetables and fruits have weights of 1.74 per cent and 2.11 per cent, respectively, in the wholesale price index.
A little away from the city in the northern suburbs, vegetables are 15-30 per cent costlier.
Supply rises as farmers harvest crops amid fear of spoilage on expectations of early showers
Traders estimate lower vegetable output this year.
Not only primary vegetables, but also additives like garlic, ginger and chilly have recorded a sharp increase in prices
Price of ladies finger shot up staggering 236% at Vashi wholesale market last month.
While okra was being sold for Rs 100-120 a kg and cauliflower for Rs 120-140 a kg in Mumbai and its suburbs, all other vegetable prices have increased by almost 100 per cent since July 20.
The southwest monsoon season was deficient by 16 per cent.
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