Tomato Prices Soar Across India, Govt Says Rates To Reduce In Coming Days As People Share Woes — Top Points

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 average in June.

A tomato vendor in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Tomato prices have soared across India with retail price crossing Rs 100/kg in many parts of Delhi.

Source : PTI

The prices of tomatoes have skyrocketed in several states recently due to heavy rainfall and heatwaves in tomato-growing areas. The prices have shot up in states including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. 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 average in June, as reported by the news agency ANI.

Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh, in a media briefing said that the tomato prices are expected to cool down in the next 15 days with increase in supplies from producing centres and reach a normal level in a month. "The phenomena of price rise in tomato happens every year at this time. Every agriculture commodity in every country goes through a seasonality in the price cycle. In June, prices reached a high level," he said, as quoted by news agency PTI.

Here Are Top Points:

• The customers have started demanding the government’s intervention in controlling and regularising the prices. “Today, the price of tomatoes has gone up to Rs 120 per kg. I request the government to intervene and regularise the vegetable prices,”  a customer in Chennai said, as quoted by ANI.
  
  
• “With tomatoes priced at around Rs 120 per kg and ginger at Rs 400 per kg, people are being compelled to forgo these items, Bharat Bhushan,” a customer in Jammu said, as quoted by PTI.
  
  
• It's very difficult for people to buy vegetables now. I request the government to intervene to control the rising prices of vegetables, a buyer at Bengaluru's Shivajinagar vegetable market told ANI.
  
  
• Tomato prices increased to Rs 120 per kilogram in Koyambedu wholesale vegetable market in Chennai. Abdul Wajid, a fruit & vegetable seller in Hyderabad told ANI, “The prices of vegetables have increased in the last few days which is affecting our business. The price of tomatoes is Rs 120/kg, and green chillies are Rs 100-120/kg. Due to the price hike, people are not purchasing vegetables.”
  
  
• Due to incessant rains, the prices of tomatoes and vegetables are skyrocketing in Gujarat’s Navsari. In Gujarat, a wholesaler said, "The price of tomatoes in the wholesale market is currently at Rs 60-70 a kg and it will increase further in the next 15 days.” He added, ” This will continue at least till August 15 as there is a shortage of tomatoes due to rains. Later when the new stock arrives, the price will be lower".
  
  
• In Jammu, poor crop yield due to heavy rainfall and landslides over the past few days has hiked the prices of vegetables including tomatoes. The recent price surge due to a demand-supply gap has posed significant challenges for low-income individuals who struggle to afford essential commodities.
  
  
• According to the data maintained by the Department of Consumer Affairs, the average retail price of tomato on an all-India basis is Rs 56.58 per kg on June 30. The modal price is Rs 100 per kg while the maximum price is Rs 123 per kg.
  
  
• According to PTI, the retail price of tomatoes in Delhi is Rs 80 per kg, Mumbai (Rs 48 per kg), Kolkata (Rs 105 per kg) and Chennai (Rs 88 per kg). Among other major cities, the prices stood at Rs 54 per kg in Bengaluru, Rs 100 per kg in Bhopal and Lucknow each, Rs 80 per kg in Shimla, Rs 98 per kg in Bhubaneshwar and Rs 99 per kg in Raipur, PTI reported.

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