Tomato Price: Inflation Hits The Common Man, The Prices Of These Vegetables Including Tomatoes Will Increase Further!

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Tomato Price Increased: Tomato prices in the country are at a high level. In some parts it costs more than 150 rupees. However, in some places the price of tomato is below 100 rupees. It is believed that the prices of tomatoes may increase further. Along with this, the prices of some other vegetables are also expected to increase. Vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, leafy greens etc. are likely to be expensive.

Why can the price of these vegetables increase?

The government has expressed hope that the arrival of tomatoes and other vegetables from hilly areas like Himachal Pradesh will bring down prices sharply. On the other hand, the prices of some vegetables may remain stable rather than fall, but that does not seem to be the case now. As heavy rains continue in areas like Himachal Pradesh, due to which the harvesting of vegetables and transportation of goods are hampered. In such a situation, vegetables are reaching the market in very small quantities.

The prices of these vegetables may also increase

According to a report in the Economic Times, SK Singh, director of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research in Bengaluru, said the disruption was caused by record rainfall in the north Indian hills. In such a scenario, the prices of vegetables from there, including cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, leafy greens and capsicum, may increase further. S.K. Viruses and dysentery will rot the crop due to waterlogging, Singh said, which could further increase prices.

Singh said that Himachal Pradesh is a major supplier of cabbage, cauliflower and capsicum, which supplies from Delhi to other states. Due to this reason, people are choosing to eat pulses instead of vegetables, which may further increase the price of vegetables. At the same time, the transport of fruits and vegetables from the mountains to the plains has come to a halt, with many major roads closed due to landslides.

How much can prices go up?

Amit Malik, a wholesale tomato trader in Delhi’s Azadpur, said that due to heavy rains, the local supply from North Indian states was low, the price of wholesale tomato rose by Rs. An increase of 140-150 is expected. However, currently the wholesale price of tomatoes is Rs 40 to 110 per kg, while the price of tomato in the retail market is Rs 100-160 per kg.