The heavy downpour witnessed in the city and state over the past 12 days has caused the prices of certain vegetables to soar as crucial supply chains have been impacted by flooding in key production areas. According to wholesalers, the situation is likely to prevail for about two months. 

Due to lower household demand, there has not been a significant increase in wholesale market prices. However, the retail prices of certain vegetables, especially tomatoes, have risen from R80 to almost Rs 200 per kilogram in the past 15 days. This despite the overall quality of vegetables in the market declining. Wholesale traders predict that prices will take about two months to decrease.