Fuel price hike affects vegetable, fruit business
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Fuel price hike affects vegetable, fruit business
Continuous increase in petrol and diesel prices has affected sale and transportation of fruits and vegetables.
A vegetable seller in Azadpur market said, "Since transportation costs have increased, the market has become costlier.
Sale has decreased." Suppliers involved in transport of vegetable and fruits are also perturbed due to hike in fuel prices.
A truck owner said, "People are not ready to transport items to the vegetable markets as they cannot afford it.
Vegetable which used to cost Rs.
10 is now being sold for Rs.
20."
