Heavy rains in Nashik trigger coriander prices to top Rs 200 per kilogram

Flooding in and near Nashik, a key coriander-growing area of Maharashtra, has devastated crops and interrupted the supply chain, causing a steep price increase across northern India. At Delhi's Azadpur mandi, wholesale prices surged to more than Rs 200 per kilogram before easing to roughly Rs 110, while retail rates climbed to Rs 220-230 per kilogram. Traders Mukesh Kumar and Krushna Borade noted that earlier in the month Nashik prices were already near Rs 130 per kilogram, and delayed rains in other producing zones like Bengaluru and Latur have further tightened availability.

Karnataka's limited deliveries have helped only marginally, with lower quality and small volumes. The episode underscores the fragility of leafy-green logistics that depend on cold-storage transfers from Indore to Delhi. Aniket Kapadi warned that rainy-season disruptions can cause multi-fold price swings within a single day.