In the retail sector, tomatoes are now being offered for between Rs 80 and Rs 120 per kg, a dramatic increase in price across the nation.
It exceeded 100 per kg in a few locations in India. (Photo by Reuters)
News Desk at JE: India’s tomato costs have increased dramatically, mostly
because of the unpredictable weather. Tomatoes are already costing more
than 100 per kg in several cities and states, while for the previous three
days, tomatoes have only cost 80 in Delhi. The abrupt increase in tomato
prices has had an impact on Indian consumers.
Price Increase for Tomatoes: View Other States’ Prices
In Bengaluru, where tomato prices have reached Rs 100 per kg, residents
are feeling the effects of the increase in power rates.
“Last week, a kilogramme of tomatoes cost between 40 and 50 rupees. The
cost is Rs 100 per kg this week. It has abruptly risen. Other vegetables are
equally expensive, Parul, a Bengaluru resident, told ANI.
Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur tomato prices jump to Rs 100 per kg. “Our price for
a kilogramme of tomatoes is Rs. Prices have gone up because of the rain, a
tomato vendor claimed.
Delhi-NCR: Because to the recent heavy rains, tomato prices in the capital
have reached Rs 80 per kg. Tomatoes can be purchased for Rs 160 per kg in
Noida, but have increased to Rs 150 per kg in Ghaziabad.
“Tomatoes are being offered for Rs 80 per kg. In the last two to three days,
the rate has abruptly increased. Due to recent heavy rains, prices have
suddenly increased. Tomatoes have been ruined by the rain, according to
Delhi resident Mohammad Raju.
Why Tomato Are Prices So High?
The increase in tomato prices can be attributed to the hot weather, low
productivity, and postponed rains throughout the majority of the nation.
The wholesaler has attributed crop damage to the monsoon rains because
the Delhi-NCR has just experienced significant rainfall.
A wholesaler at the Ghazipur Fruit and Vegetable Market named Shivkesh
Maurya claims that the tomato crop has been harmed because the monsoon
rains this year began in Delhi NCR roughly 15 days early. He claimed that
poor weather prevented southern states’ tomato output from reaching Delhi
and its surrounding markets, which also had an impact on the price of
tomatoes.
How Come Tomato Prices Are So High?
The bulk of the country’s hot weather, low productivity, and delayed rainfall
can be blamed for the rise in tomato prices. Given the recent heavy rainfall
in Delhi-NCR, the wholesaler has blamed the monsoon rains for
agricultural devastation.
Shivkesh Maurya, a wholesaler at the Ghazipur Fruit and Vegetable Market,
asserts that the tomato crop has been impacted because the monsoon rains
started in Delhi NCR this year almost 15 days early. He asserted that the
unfavorable weather made it difficult for the southern states’ tomato crop
to reach Delhi and the region’s marketplaces, which also had an effect on
tomato prices.
“Tomato prices have doubled over the last two days.
