Wheat price rises by Rs 8 per kg to reach Rs 50

The price of wheat in Nepal has increased by Rs 8 per kg. The price, which stood at Rs 42 per kg in Baishakh, has now risen to Rs 50.

According to flour mill operators, prices have also risen in Nepal after wheat prices increased in India. They said the price of wheat in Nepal rose by Rs 8 per kg because prices rose in India itself.

Over the roughly six months since Baishakh, the price of wheat has risen from Rs 42 per kg to Rs 50 per kg.