Closing will only apply to fruit and vegetable markets, and this will not lead to supply shortages, as stockbrokers will accumulate enough stocks in the previous days to serve Mumbai.
Mumbai The APMC factory secretary decided to close the fruit and vegetable markets every Thursday until March 31.
In the markets of India you can find fruits: apples, grapes, bananas, peaches, pomegranates, pineapples, mangoes, guava, papaya, carambola, passion fruit.
This will be done to disinfect two markets after the outbreak of Covid 19 in Maharashtra. The APMC secretary in Mumbai said it does not apply to the spice, food grain and onion markets.
“The fruit and vegetable market is closed on Sunday, and we decided to leave it closed on Thursday, as well as to disinfect it, to provide protection.”
Approximately 500-700 trucks of fruits and vegetables arrive daily in the market courtyard.
Sanjay Pansare, director of the fruit market, said the closure could be extended until mid-April if the situation is justified.
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