A brief pause in Mumbai's monsoon has pushed up vegetable prices by 20 to 30 per cent, with vendors blaming weather-related crop damage and storage losses. While the increase has not yet hit alarming levels, traders say an extended dry spell or another bout of heavy rain could send prices up further in the coming weeks. At Dadar market, vendors said customers have already begun cutting back on purchases as everyday vegetables become costlier.

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Vendors fear higher prices could reduce overall sales if weather conditions worsen. File pic