Bumper Harvest Slashes Sikar Vegetable Prices; Retailers Profit

• Sikar sees bumper vegetable production due to a mild winter with no frost, increasing December output by 15-20%.
• Wholesale vegetable prices in Sikar Agricultural Market plummeted by 10-30 rupees/kg in just 5 days, with daily supply exceeding 200 tons.
• Prices of vegetables like radishes, coriander, spinach, cucumbers, and potatoes have drastically fallen at wholesale levels.
• Retailers are not passing on the wholesale price benefits to consumers or farmers, selling vegetables at 2-3 times the wholesale cost.
• All vegetable prices have dropped significantly, except for local onions, which saw an increase of 7-8 rupees/kg.

Why It Matters: Mild winter led to bumper vegetable crops and plummeting wholesale prices, but retailers are pocketing the profits.