Natukodi touches ₹1,500 per kg as Mukkanuma feasts push meat prices to peak

The festive tone of Sankranti reached a crescendo connected Sunday (January 18), arsenic radical observed Kanuma, the 3rd time of the harvest festival traditionally dedicated to cattle worship and non-vegetarian feasts. Although Kanuma really fell connected Saturday, radical mostly debar consuming non-vegetarian nutrient connected that day. As a result, celebrations were held connected Sunday, popularly observed arsenic Mukkanuma.

While the archetypal 2 days of the festival, Bhogi connected January 14 and Sankranti connected January 15, were marked by the mentation of vegetarian delicacies specified arsenic ‘ariselu’ and pongal, Kanuma witnessed a monolithic surge successful request for meat, chickenhearted and fish. Prices touched grounds highs crossed some municipality and agrarian areas.

Meat shops and food markets successful Visakhapatnam saw agelong queues from arsenic aboriginal arsenic 6 a.m. Despite the steep emergence successful prices, consumers were seen purchasing nutrient successful bulk for ample household gatherings. Mutton was sold astatine prices ranging betwixt ₹1,000 and ₹1,200 per kg, skinless chickenhearted astatine ₹310 to ₹330 per kg, portion state chicken, popularly known arsenic ‘natukodi’, was priced betwixt ₹1,000 and ₹1,500 per kg. Fish was sold astatine astir ₹200 per kg, depending connected the variety.

The sharpest spike was recorded successful the terms of ‘natukodi’, which successful immoderate coastal districts touched ₹1,500 per kg, surpassing adjacent the terms of mutton. Traders attributed this to the beardown contented of preparing natukodi pulusu, usually served with gare, connected the juncture of Kanuma.

The sportfishing harbour turned into a beehive of activity. Prices of prawns and premium food varieties specified arsenic vanjaram oregon seer food astir doubled, but buyers remained undeterred. K. Mohan, a nonmigratory of MVP Colony, said that his household had pre-booked their bid 2 days successful beforehand to debar the greeting unreserved and the expected terms hike connected Kanuma day.

Meanwhile, farmers performed ‘gopuja’ by decorating their cattle with turmeric, kumkum and colourful garlands, expressing gratitude for the animals’ relation successful the cultivation cycle.