Tomato Prices

Retail prices of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes see a drop since early November, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs

The production of overall vegetables is projected to be higher at 204.84 million tonnes as against 200.45 million tonnes in the said period

Traders attributed the increase in prices to crop failure in South India. Tomatoes from North India got diverted to the south, affecting supplies in the Delhi region, they added

As per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry, retail tomato prices are ruling between Rs 50 and 106 per kg in several locations. The same situation prevails in Maharasthra as well.

The average retail price of tomatoes in India has jumped 70% from a month ago and 168% from a year earlier to Rs 53.75 a kilogram as of Tuesday

The price of tomatoes came down in all the major cities of the country in comparison to the corresponding price registered last one week and month.According to a statement by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday, the price of tomatoes at the all India level as registered on Tuesday (December 21) was lower by 12.89 per cent as compared to last one week and by 23.69 per cent as compared to the last one month.The latest price of tomatoes on Tuesday was Rs 47.25 per kg as against the price of tomatoes witnessed at the all-India level a week ago at Rs 54.55 per kg and a month ago at Rs 62.27 per kg."Major markets in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi, have been seeing an increase in arrivals, and hence a correction in prices in the past few days," said the statement."The wholesale prices of tomato are forecasted to go down as crop from Rajasthan is in the market and crop from other states is expected to arrive by end of December. Due to .

The average retail price paid by most households increased by 25 per cent in two months and 50 per cent in a year

Arrivals in November this year were only 1.96 million tonnes as compared to 2.13 million tonnes

The price jump has been more in southern and eastern parts of the country than in northern and western areas

All India average retail tomato price, which has shot up to Rs 67 per kg over the last year, are likely to soften from December with the arrival of fresh crop from northern states

The prices of tomatoes have skyrocketed in Chennai. In the wholesale vegetable market of Koyambedu, one kg tomato cost was Rs 120, and in the retail markets across the city, it was priced at Rs 150/kg

Retail tomato prices are ruling at Rs 80 per kg in most cities across India but the rates have shot up to as high as Rs 120 per kg in few southern states because of widespread rains

Tomato prices in retail markets of metro cities have shot up to Rs 72 per kilogram on tight supply due to unseasonal rains in key producing states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Among the metros, the maximum increase in the retail price of tomato was seen in Kolkata where the key kitchen vegetable was ruling as high as Rs 72 per kg on October 12 when compared to Rs 38 per kg during the month-ago period. In Delhi and Chennai, retail prices of tomato increased to Rs 57 per kg from Rs 30 per kg and Rs 20 per kg, respectively, compared to the month-ago period, according to data compiled by the Consumer Affairs Ministry. In Mumbai, tomato prices in retail markets rose to Rs 53 per kg from Rs 15 per kg in the said period, the data showed. The retail prices of tomato vary depending on quality and locality where the commodity was sold. "Unseasonal rains in producing states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have damaged the crop due to which the supply to consuming markets like Del

Tomato prices in wholesale markets in most producing states have crashed to as low as Rs 4 per kg amid supply glut, government data showed. In fact, the wholesale prices of tomato in 23 growing centres out of 31 monitored by the government were down by 50 per cent from the year-ago period or below three-year seasonal average. Currently, tomato crop of the early kharif (summer) season of the 2021-22 crop year (July-June) is being harvested. According to the data, the wholesale price of tomato in Dewas in Madhya Pradesh -- the countrys' top tomato growing state -- fell to Rs 8 per kg on August 28 of this year from Rs 11 per kg in the year-ago period. Similarly, the wholesale price of tomato at Jalgoan in Maharashtra -- the country's sixth largest tomato growing state -- fell by 80 per cent to Rs 4 per kg on August 28 from Rs 21 per kg in the year-ago period. Tomato prices at Aurangabad declined to Rs 4.50 per kg from Rs 9.50 per kg, while that of Solapur to Rs 5 per kg from 15 per k

During a meeting, officers said retail prices of onion in Delhi were less as compared to last year

Supplies dip more than 50% in National Capital's Azadpur Mandi; prices in Mumbai nearly double

Tomato prices in some mandis are still high

Rates double in one month on reduced supply; processors stay away from fresh purchase

Prices of vegetables such as ladyfinger, bottle guard and onion have also witnessed a hike and they are likely to increase further if the situation does not come under control in the next month

Farmers and traders sold their tomato crop in a hurry to avoid its spoilage due to high moisture-led short shelf life