India, Feb. 9 -- The ongoing Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections have disrupted the fruits and vegetables' harvest in parts of Pune division, leading to a decline in local supplies at Gultekdi wholesale fruit and vegetable market this week. Reduced local supplies (produce) have in turn caused the prices of vegetables such as tomato and cucumber to rise even as prices of Totapuri mangoes have fallen and prices of most other fruits and vegetables have remained stable despite the supply constraints.

Traders at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Market Yard said that around 90 truckloads of fruits and vegetables arrived at the market on Sunday from Maharashtra as well as other states.

Inter-state arrivals included 14 to 15 tempos of ...