Dragon fruit that was available at Rs 500 to 600 per box (of 30 pieces at €6.00-7.20) is now available at Rs 2,000-2,200 per box (€24.00-26.30). Similarly, cherries have seen around a 60 percent rise in price. At present, a five-kilogramme box of cherries is sold at Rs 8,000 while it was available for Rs 4,500 to Rs 5,000 a month ago.
Sanjay Pansare, a wholesale fruit trader and former director at a fruit market in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Vashi, said that the weak rupee has severely impacted imports. "Costs of imported fruit have seen a rise from 15 to 30 percent," said Pansare. However, he added that many traders have stopped importing at present.
Source: dnaindia.com
