Vegetable Prices Drop by 10% at Pune Market as Arrivals Rise

Pune, 2nd February 2026: Prices of key vegetables such as tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, cauliflower and cluster beans fell by nearly 10% at Pune’s wholesale market following a significant increase in arrivals. In contrast, green chilli prices firmed up, while rates of most other vegetables remained steady, traders said on Sunday.

Around 110 trucks of vegetables arrived at the Gultekdi wholesale market from within Maharashtra and other states. Supplies from outside Maharashtra included 14–15 tempos of green chillies from Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh; 8–10 tempos of carrots from Rajasthan; 4–5 tempos of cauliflower from Karnataka; and 3–4 tempos of drumsticks from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. One tempo of Totapuri mangoes arrived from Tamil Nadu.

Additional arrivals included three tempos of flat beans from Karnataka; two tempos each of groundnuts from Karnataka and Gujarat; 25–26 tempos of peas from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan; and 10–12 tempos of garlic from Madhya Pradesh, according to Vilas Bhujbal, senior commission agent at the Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Market Yard.

From the Pune region, arrivals comprised 400–450 sacks of ginger from Satara; 5–6 tempos of okra; 2–3 tempos of guar beans; 8,000–10,000 crates of tomatoes; 2–3 tempos of green chillies; 8–10 tempos of cucumbers; 10–12 tempos of cauliflower; 5–6 tempos of cabbage; 12 tempos of capsicum; and 8–10 tempos of red pumpkin. Around 125 tempos of new and old onions also entered the market. Potatoes from Indore, Agra and local areas arrived in 30–35 tempos.

In the leafy vegetables segment, prices fell by 5–10% due to higher arrivals. The market received around 1.5 lakh bundles of coriander, 80,000 bundles of fenugreek and 12,000 bundles of chickpea greens from the Pune region. Prices per 100 bundles ranged between ₹800–1,500 for coriander and spinach, ₹500–800 for fenugreek, and ₹500–1,200 for chickpea greens.

In the fruit market, watermelon and papaya prices increased, while orange prices declined. Rates of sweet lime, pomegranate, ber, muskmelon, pineapple, sapota, lemon and guava remained stable. Arrivals included 45–50 tonnes of sweet lime, 40–50 tonnes of oranges, 15–20 tonnes of pomegranates, 15–16 tempos of papaya, 8–10 tempos of watermelon, and six truckloads of pineapples from Kerala.