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Tomato Price Hike Prompts Hilarious Meme-Fest On Social Media

Vegetable vendors and wholesalers have blamed rains for disruption in tomato supply.

The price of Tomato, the kitchen staple, has skyrocketed in retail markets in some parts of the country, including Delhi. Local vendors are selling tomatoes in the price range of Rs 80 to Rs 120 per kg, depending on the quality and the localities. Vegetable vendors and wholesalers have blamed rains for disruption in tomato supply.

"Prices go up every year during monsoon but the cost of tomatoes never went up this high. There is a major dip in supply due to the rains. Around half of our stock, which we got from Himachal Pradesh, got damaged," Anil Malhotra, a member of the Azadpur Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) told PTI.

"Supply has been affected due to rains. We are selling tomatoes from Himachal Pradesh. People are bargaining hard. But we cannot lower the price since we ourselves have to buy at a higher price. We hope the situation gets better in the coming days," said a vegetable vendor of the Dilshad Garden area in Delhi.

The staggering prices has prompted some hilarious memes from Twitter users.

Here are 7 best memes for you to enjoy.

Whether fresh harvests will make the situation better or not is yet to be seen.  But the current price hike could have a significant impact on inflation.

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