ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Owing to the flood that wreaked havoc in various parts of the country, the prices of vegetables, particularly onions and tomatoes, have increased manifold in Islamabad.
In various markets of Islamabad, onions are being sold at Rs280 and tomatoes at Rs220 per kilogramme. Whereas, in the Sunday Bazaars, average quality onions were available at Rs230 and tomatoes at Rs170 per kg.
Shopkeepers and wholesale dealers fear that these prices will further increase in the coming days as parts of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Giligit-Baltistan had witnessed the worst floods that not only damaged life and properties of people but also crops.
“The prices of onions are constantly increasing. Right now (Sunday night) we are selling five kg onions against Rs1,300 (Rs260 per kg) here in Sabzi mandi. There is no local production because of flood and we are selling onions imported from Afghanistan,” said Hafizullah, a wholesale dealer of potatoes and onions.