These two factors - rain hitting produce and hampering transportation - have adversely affected tomato prices in the Capital, with prices of the vegetable jumping from ₹40-60 across different parts of NCR to ₹80-100 on Tuesday. Read | Delhi’s June rain now in excess, more likely till month end: IMD The farmers had been facing losses for the past two years as they were not getting good rates in markets, owing to which they have reduced the production this year.” The prices are likely to further increase this week,”, he said.Īnil Malhotra, a member of the Azadpur agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC), said, “Besides rain damaging the crop, the produce this year is also low. The local crop has been damaged due to rain and we are selling tomatoes from Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. “Earlier we used to sell a crate (25kg) of tomatoes for ₹200, and now we are selling it for ₹1,200. Sanjay Gambhir, a wholesaler at Gurugram’s Khandsa Mandi, said tomato prices have gone up multiple times. Now, after rains in the last few days, the trucks carrying tomatoes from Himachal are also stranded along the way,” he said. “Most of the current supply, therefore, is from Himachal Pradesh. However, unseasonal spells of rain throughout May and the early onset of the monsoon led to the tomato crop failing in these states, hampering supplies.Īlso read | Thirty mins before woman electrocuted at Delhi's Railway Station, teen died in same way in the city (Sanjeev Verma/HT photo)Īccording to Ashok Kaushik, president of Tomato Traders Association (TTA) at Azadpur Mandi, a majority of Delhi’s tomato supplies between March to June comes from Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. ![]() Tomato prices have risen in the city due to rains. A man buys tomato near Ranjeet Singh flyover in Delhi on Tuesday. Tomato prices have spiked in the National Capital Region, with the cost of 1kg of the kitchen staple doubling over the past week to hit a high of ₹80-100 on Tuesday, with wholesalers and traders blaming the sudden spike to rain hitting produce and transportation logistics.
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