Prices of vegetables and fruits in the city’s wholesale and retail markets have risen further this week as surging fuel prices continued to push transportation costs, traders said on Wednesday.
Vegetable and fruit traders, however, said that rates were not that steep at this point but indicated that these consumables might get dearer in coming weeks if diesel prices continue to swell in the same fashion.
In the national capital, petrol is selling at Rs 98.81 per litre on Wednesday, while diesel is priced at Rs 89.18 per litre.
Rajendra Sharma, a wholesale vegetable and fruit trader at Delhi’s largest Azadpur Mandi, said that prices of wholesale and retail vegetables and fruits have increased slightly.
