Vegetable prices, especially of potatoes, are skyrocketing amid the pandemic and lockdown. In the retail market, the price of one-kilo potatoes has reached Rs 35 to 45 a kg. However, a month ago, potatoes were being sold in Delhi for Rs 10 to 15 per kg. According to the traders of Azadpur Mandi in Delhi, due to the lockdown, there is a scarcity of potatoes in the market, and production has also reduced this year. Due to the lockdown, many quintal potatoes were rotting in cold storage