Tomato price hike: Tomato price soar to Rs 80-100 per kg, know why
Tomato price hike: Now not only onions, but tomatos will also bring tears as price of tomato have been recently shot up in the markets across the country from Rs 10-20 per kg to a price of Rs 80-100 per kg.
Why soar in tomato price?
Monsoon leads to nationwide surge in tomato prices.The reason behind this is the dip in supply due to heatwaves in tomato-growing areas and heavy rain.
Meanwhile, Tomato price have skyrocketed in the southern state of Karnataka and its capital city Bengaluru as incessant rains have damaged the crop and made transportation difficult.
The price of tomatoes touched Rs 100 per kg in a market in Bengaluru and traders said that due to heavy rain, the crops have been damaged.
Tomato, sold at Rs 40 to 50 per kg a week ago in the UP's Kanpur market is now being sold at Rs 100 per kg while in Delhi it is being sold at Rs 80 per Kg.
How netizens reacted to the Tomato price hike?
A Mumbai-based commodity market expert and head of Kedia Advisory said, "This year, for a variety of reasons, fewer tomatoes were sown than in prior years. As the price of beans surged last year, many farmers switched to growing beans this year. However, a lack of monsoon rains has caused the crops to dry out and wilt. The limited supply of vegetables, particularly tomatoes are due to crop damage caused by heavy rainfall and extreme heat."
"Rain has destroyed tomatoes," added another user.
"Earlier, the price of Tomato was Rs 30 per kg, after that I bought it for Rs 50 per kg and now it has become Rs 100. Price is going to go up further and we're helpless, we have to buy," said a resident of Bengaluru.
In Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, the acute shortage of the essential vegetable is burning holes in common people's pockets. The wholesale prices range from Rs 80-90 per kg, and the retail shops are selling tomatoes for Rs 100 per kg.
According to vegetable vendors of a market in Kanpur, Karnataka, a major tomato supplier, saw heavy rains that destroyed the crops. The prices soared in just 10 days and are likely to increase further, the vendors added.
Due to rain, significant disruption in the supply of tomatoes has happened in Karnataka's tomato-growing districts of Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara, Chitradurga and Bengaluru Rural.
According to the database maintained by the Price Monitoring Division under the Department of Consumer Affairs, per kilo tomato on an average rose from Rs 25 to Rs 41 in retail markets. Maximum prices of tomatoes in retail markets were in the range between Rs 80-113.
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The rates of staple vegetables were in tune with the rise in their prices in wholesale markets, which jumped about 60-70 per cent on an average in June.
- With inputs from agencies
