New Delhi: The price of tomatoes have left many in Uttar Pradesh red-faced with one kilogram of this every kitchen’s favourite selling for as high as Rs 100, a straight jump of Rs 20-40 from the earlier price of Rs 60-80 here. In Delhi, tomatoes are being sold for Rs 60-80; while in many cities of UP, its prices have reached Rs 100 amid shortfall in supply.
So why are customers facing this sudden increase in rate of tomatoes? Tomato production is decreasing due to excessive heat, which is why they are getting harder to spot in the markets as well. This is why vegetable vendors are selling tomatoes at a price of Rs 100 a kg in the market saying “we will suffer loss if we sell for less”.
Apart from tomatoes, green vegetables have also gone costlier in comparison to the last week. As per vendors, these prices will increase further in the coming days as they argue “vegetables often become expensive during the rainy season”. According to traders at Delhi’s Azadpur and Ghazipur Mandi, Asia’s largest vegetable and fruit market, the arrival of tomato (in the market) has fallen down to about a third, leading to a steep rise in its prices. Tomato is selling at Rs 65-80 per kg in the retail market.
Rates of other vegetables in Delhi-NCR
Lemon is being sold in Delhi for Rs 200 to Rs 250 per kg brinjal is at Rs 60 to 80 per kg, calabash (laoki) Rs 50, cauliflower Rs 100 to Rs 120, onion and potato Rs 40, capsicum Rs 100 to Rs 130, carrot Rs 80 and spinach is being sold at Rs 60 per kg.
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Other vegetables are also becoming expensive amid the shortfall in supply, said a trader, adding that the farmers have not planted new crops due to fear of loss, which would further increase the prices of vegetables in coming days. The increased cost of transportation is another factor behind the surge in prices.
