Updated On: 04 August, 2011 07:40 AM IST | | Maleeva Rebello and Saurabh Katkurwar
While demand for dry fruits at Crawford Market in SoBo is surging in the wake of the festivities, Navi Mumbai traders say rising food prices have weaned away their customers, plunging their sales for the first time
While demand for dry fruits at Crawford Market in SoBo is surging in the wake of the festivities, Navi Mumbai traders say rising food prices have weaned away their customers, plunging their sales for the first time
It's that time of the year when festivals beckon you to splurge on that rich ingredient almost intrinsic to any communal celebration in the country.
And, going by the sentiments across the city, one wouldn't really know whether the demand for dry fruits is trending upward or otherwise.
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