Are you fed up with price rise of essential commodities?

True Deepak! Prices are going up here ;I thought the diffference struck me more after I relocated to Mumbai where the cost of living is terrible.Earlier, I was in a small town and the cost there seems to be insignificant when compared to the prices here.Regarding vegetables, this is same everywhere[even down south this is called the fall/lean season or something and they are high.In Mumbai, the prices of vegetables are almost the same as what you have written[except perhaps potato and onions which may be a couple of rupees cheaper] but hte price of fruits is very expensive.Apples cost not less than 80 and now this 80 is cheap here,right now.[I neevr heard of something less than 100 earlier]Gone are the days when I used to buy apples for a maximum of 40 or forty five[for the best quality ones]per kg. As for coping wiht the prices I have a strategy.--if cauliflower costs more than 8rs per kg I won't buy it.I would use 1 tomato in adish instead of 2 if the price is more than 24rs perkg.If it touches 36 and 40 then I won't buy tomatoes.I also supplement vegetables with sprouts or something else when the cost is too high.I will NOT buy the extremely expensive ones.I would reserve them for delicacies on special days.THe relatively cheaper ones will be bought in larger quanitities. I manage the show like this.I do not buy those fruits which are expensive--even pears thAT cost 100 and above have come down to 80 and now I tend to buy these.Similarly in mango season I will not look at it if the price is above 50rs[maximum] a kg.I will wait for the price to come down and then we would consume.Somehow, I never have a craving for something that I consider too expensive.wE would indulge one day with a smallportion [at max] and that is it.We have a simple lifestyle which has remained unchanged with increase in income.So, this STRATEGY has helped us all through our lives.

hi deepak,thanks for sharing the price date in your city. here is price information in our city in China. potatoes - RMB 4 per kg. Tomatoes -RMB 5 per kg. Onions - RMB4 per kg. Appel -RMB 8 per kg.our city in the southern of China,while Apple trees are mainly planted in Northern of China,so the apple in our city is expensive than in the northern city. Banana -RMB4 per kg,Banana is the main fruit in our city and it is common everywhere. normally,the price of vegetable and fruit in supermaket is higher than in local market,so i like to buy them in local market.

Yes dpk262006 this price rise makes me go mad. Rice is Rs.40, a good variety Sugar 35, Toor dhal is Rs. 88 Potato - 25, Onion Rs. 20, Tomato Rs. 10 Apple good ones Rs.160 and medium quality is Rs. 100 Elakki banana Rs. 40 and dots ones Rs. 25 Earlier if I took Rs. 500, I was getting more items. Now one or two items and purse empty. I do not know how poor people are making both ends meet. Government should do something for this.

I am still enjoying the low prices of fruits and vegetables in this area where I live. Some 3 years back I have relocated myself here and find the cost of living is still sustainable compared to living in the city. Now is the fruit season here and I have abundant mangoes and avocado in my garden. Eating mangoes everyday has given me enough of vitamin C to last me for a year.

Hi Deepak yes I am also fed up of the rising prices.. Our daily needs are rising in price like anything.. In our country there are most of the people who are from middle class or from lower middle class.. these peole need to struggle for the two meals a day its really annoying that prices are rising day by day..

Hi deepak, this is an ongoing thing. I remeber that in 2004 when I first moved to Bangalore the price of good quality rice used to be Rs 20 and today after 5 years it is Rs 36. The same with tur dhal and other food items. Petrol prices have ofcourse gone up really way too much.Vegetables too have become very expensive. In Bangalore Carrots cost Rs 30 and Capsicums cost Rs 40. Tomatoes are cheaper at Rs 10, wheras Greens are still very affordable.Fruits are very expensive with Apples selling at Rs 100, Bananas at Rs 35 and so on...Bangalore is an expensive city, but we also have evening markets where small time growers and farmers bring their produce and sell for a lot less than the co-ops. I generally buy vegetables and certain local fruits like papaya,melon etc; from them, since it is not only cheaper but also very fresh...

i do understand that the weather this year affected many of the crops and that farmers are hurting so I do understand the increase on those items. I don't like it but I get it. Still...it is killing me. My income has not gone up at all in forever and ever. My rent also keeps going up because of fuel costs. Times are tough that's for sure. We just keep cutting back on things the best we can. Each month it gets harder and harder to eat as well as keep up on the bills. Hopefully things will ease up soon. I think the next thing to go would be my internet service and I really don't want to do that.

Hi deepak, Yes I shocked to know the price hike on vegetables especially on potatoes because usually potatoes are very cheap. I asked the shopkeeper why the price is so high but he didn’t give a satisfying answer and said the subji mandi (vegetable market) is closed and he don’t know the exact reason for the closure. When I reached home I shared this news to my hubby too, now the vegetables are very costly including the potatoes. I don’t know this price hike in our place only, mean in Delhi only.

Delhi seems to be more expensive than Mumbai. Here though the prices og essential commodities is going up it is not as high as in Delhi. Potatoes in my place is just Rs 17 per kg. Tomatoes today were at Rs 9 a kg. Onions were at Rs 10 a kg. Apples are 60 per kg and Bananas are Rs 24 per dozen. Do you get bananas on weight there? It is quite difficult to cope with the rising prices especially if there is just a single income in the family.

In my country, if the price of petroleum rise, everything will rise too. At that time, it's difficult to control the life follow your idea. It make the life will be poorer, harder and unhappy. The price of petroleum in my country depend on the price of petroleum of the world. I hope the price of the world will reduce for everybody is not unhappy.

Hi Deepak! It is a shame the way the prices are rising. It's happening here too. The only way I can even things out are by cutting back on other things. I hate to do that because I don't spend a lot on other things but there is really nothing else that I can do. Even though the prices go up, my need has not went down.

hello dpk! well well, since i am the one who's doing the budgeting at home, these price increase really gives me a headache at times huh! i notice this price increase especially in veggies and fruits when i moved in the city from the province...coz you know, in the province, prices for these things are a lot lot cheaper... i can't say much more about the individual prices of the veggies/fruits here but a dollar is also equals to about 48 pesos... and potatoes and onions definitely have high prices...and especially now that Christmas season is coming...huh! what i just do to cope up with the situation is to buy a little of what i need...just buy what i need and avoid wasting things up... happy weekend my friend!

Hi deepak, long ago, one of my close family friend had advised, the most expensive things would be food and transport. So compound them annually with 10 percent and rest of the items in monthly budget at 8 percent, and u would be making a grade. I did that, and so far I survived. But I am not too sure those rates work any more. The recent spikes have been simply too much. But I believe base effect will result in lower rate of compounding for some time. Sad part is damage is done. :(

yes i am fed up with rising prices on groceries and other essentials. and for me it's going to increase even further because my government want's to tack on another 5% worth of taxes on all foods.

it sure is getting difficult to manage the household expenses but since we live in a joint family,my in-laws do the shopping,so there is no first hand experience but i do hear them complaining that it has become difficult to live.

I do agree the price rise is world-wide. As I do not do marketing, I am not sure about the price of raw food / vegetable. We do have a co-operative here that sort of "control" prices of food it sells. At least it gives discount for house brands. As for cooked food, the effect can be as much as $1 or that the portion has significantly reduced while maintaining at the same price.

It is a world wide issue I think. Groceries here in Australia have gone up considerably and seem to keep going up. It’s funny how salaries aren’t going up accordingly though! It doesn’t seem fair somehow for prices to continue soaring and our pay packets aren’t improving!

I am fortunate to teach at a school that has a garden program and I occasionally come home with vegetables. This summer I also acquired some vegetables from my mother who was growing them in her yard. Many people are getting back into gardening and growing some food items for themselves.

Dear deepak, Wow, you know the market price of vegetables and sundries. My hubby never take any notice on the increase price, that's why he never increase the sundries monthly allowance to my mum - ... or perhaps 'he play don't know' Overall the prices has increased drastically from beginning of the year. However, occasionally the supermarket will have promotion on selected items. Examples :~ (USD1 = RM3.5) Beijing Cabbage = RM2.99 per kg New Zealand Southern Rose Apples = RM4.99 per packet (8's) Maggi curry instant noodle (5's in a pkt) = RM3.99/pkt Kellogg's Corn Flakes 275gm = RM4.99 per pkt. Cheers and have a great weekend :)

hi dpk, yes i am, even if i am single and still living with my parents and with work, oh i can feel the crisis we are having now.. to my parents who works so hard because of us.. my mother keeps complaining the changing of price everyday, but luckily we have our own backyard so it's a big save for us on all vegetables, .. and maybe all friends out there i hope will do the same so that they can save more on all the financial problems we have now.. aside from that the gasoline also increases, and we hate that so much because the fare will also increase, we are really fed up on this situation now.. how long do we suffer this problem?? we really need a change for everything..what do you think?? janebeth.