Vegetable prices drop to an all time low at Dambulla Economic Centre

Vegetable prices in Dambulla Economic Centre have dropped to its lowest after about 10 years, yesterday (5).

Traders of the Dambulla Economic Centre said that the price has come down due to the increase in the amount of vegetables received at the centre daily.Prices of vegetables, which rose rapidly to very high amounts in the past, have now reached an all time low.

The lowest vegetable prices have been recorded in Dambulla Economic Centre after about 10 years, traders said.

Another reason for the prices of vegetables to have come down to its all time low amount has been described as the decrease in the number of traders coming to the centre to buy vegetables.

In the Dambulla Economic Centre, a kilo of beans was sold for between Rs. 40 to 50, while a kilo of okra sold at Rs.50, a kilo of cabbage and leeks sold at Rs.100, a kilo of carrot sold at Rs.200 and a kilo of cooking melon (kekiri) and cucumber is sold at their lowest price of Rs. 15.

Farmers have complained that selling their vegetables has become a serious problem due to the current situation of vegetable prices dropping to an all time low as well as the drop of traders who come to buy vegetables from the Dambulla Economic Centre.

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