The price of tomato is not taking its name in the whole country. Rather, a continuous increase in the price is being recorded. The situation is that the price of tomato in many areas of the country has reached across. Tomatoes are the most in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh 381 Sold Rs. , The price of tomato is increasing because of this

The biggest reason behind the increase in the price of tomato across the country The reason is said to be heavy monsoon rains and supply being affected. Due to excessive rains, the situation of waterlogging has been created and its effect has also affected the crop. As a result, the prices of tomatoes in the retail markets of major cities on Saturday 1024 reached the level of Rs. per kg. Tomato prices generally increase due to low production in July-August and October-November. However, this time due to disruption in supply due to heavy monsoon rains in many states, its prices have increased.

Average price of tomato is approx Rs per kg wasAccording to the official figures, All India Average Price of Tomato per kg stood at Rs. In order to provide relief to the retail consumers, the Central Government has introduced a scheme in select cities like Delhi-NCR, Patna and Lucknow. is selling tomatoes at a discount of Rs. According to the data of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the average all-India retail price of tomato on Saturday .80 Rs. per kg while the maximum rate 178 Rs. per kg and minimum rate Rs. per kg.

Central government selling tomatoes at concessional rate The government is selling tomatoes at a subsidized rate in many cities of the country. In which cooperation of many companies is also being taken. The National Cooperative Consumer Federation of India (NCCF) and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) are selling tomatoes at a subsidized rate through mobile vans on behalf of the Centre. In a tweet, Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said, “Sale of tomatoes at subsidized rates begins today in Lucknow, Patna and Muzaffarpur, apart from various parts of Delhi and Noida.

in Delhi 116 Scheme to sell tomatoes through outletsNCCF In the national capital approx 444 Planned to sell tomatoes through Kendriya Bhandar outlet. That in Delhi-NCR ‘Safal’ is in talks with Mother Dairy to sell tomatoes through retail outlets.

Tomatoes in Delhi 150 Rupees per Kg

Tomatoes in Delhi 116 Rs.per Kg But stay in Mumbai 150 Rs.per kg and in Chennai 178 Tomatoes were being sold at the rate of Rs. The highest price of tomato is in Hapur per kg Rs.

2.5 ton tomato robbery in Bengaluru

A farmer met with an accident with his vehicle near Bengaluru Had to pay the damages with tomatoes. The occupants of the crashed car fled away with 2.5 tonnes of tomatoes belonging to the farmer. The windshield of the car was broken in a collision with the truck of farmer Mallesh, unable to repair it, the three people ran away with his truck loaded with tomatoes. According to the police, the incident took place near Chikkajala in Bangalore. The police have registered the case and started searching for the accused. Mallesh, a farmer from Hiriyoor in Chitradurga district, was going to Kolar by loading tomatoes in a truck last Saturday. Suddenly the truck collided with a car and the windshield of the car in which the accused were traveling was shattered.

Bouncers deployed for the protection of tomatoes

With the increase in the price of tomatoes, one More shocking news also came to the fore. Recently, there was news from Uttar Pradesh that due to rising prices, a Samajwadi Party (SP) worker allegedly deployed bouncers to guard tomatoes at his vegetable shop. The soldier told that he has deployed two bouncers, so that the buyers can be prevented from being aggressive while bargaining. The SP worker had cut a ‘cake’ in the shape of a tomato on the birthday of his party president Akhilesh Yadav. Fauji said, due to the high prices of tomatoes, there were reports of heated exchanges between people while buying it. People who came to our shop also tried to do the same. When I realized enough was enough, I decided to deploy bouncers at my shop.

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Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 9: 42 PM IST