Kathmandu, April 9 -- Vegetable prices plunged up to 50 percent in the past week after recording a steep rise last month when rains had hit supplies. Prices had surged up to 66 percent around a month ago after deliveries were disrupted.

According to Binay Shrestha, deputy general manager of the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market Development Board, vegetable shipments are arriving regularly from the Tarai as farmers are bringing in fresh harvests. As a result, vegetable prices are going down, he added.

The arrival of domestic seasonal vegetables has pushed down prices, and they are expected to fall further in the coming days, said Shrestha. "Prices of seasonable vegetables will decrease gradually," he said.

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