Retail tomato prices drop 22.4% on improved supplies: Govt.
1 month ago

Retail tomato prices drop 22.4% on improved supplies: Govt.

The Hindu  

“Retail tomato prices declined 22.4% month-on-month on improved supplies across the country,” the Consumer Affairs Ministry said on Sunday. During the same period, modal wholesale prices at Delhi's Azadpur mandi witnessed a sharper decline of nearly 50% to ₹2,969 per quintal from ₹5,883 per quintal, driven by increased arrivals. “Though arrivals have subsided at major tomato centres in Madanapalle and Kolar, prices have eased due to seasonal supplies from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat filling supply gaps nationwide,” it added. The Ministry said adverse weather and logistics disruptions significantly impact prices due to the crop's high susceptibility and perishable nature.

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Consumer inflation moderates slightly to 5.5% in November
1 week, 4 days ago

Consumer inflation moderates slightly to 5.5% in November

The Hindu  

India’s retail inflation cooled slightly to 5.5% in November from a 14-month high of 6.2% in October, but remained significantly elevated for rural consumers at 5.95%, while dropping to 4.8% for their urban counterparts. “The decline in inflation in November 2024 is mainly due to decline in inflation in ‘food & beverages’ group,” the National Statistics Office said, pointing to …

Wine from tomatoes? Govt to fund 28 projects to reduce waste and stabilise prices
1 month ago

Wine from tomatoes? Govt to fund 28 projects to reduce waste and stabilise prices

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Innovators who have found ways to produce pesticides, coating materials and even ‘wine’ using tomato waste have drawn the attention of the department of consumer affairs, which had launched the Tomato Grand Challenge on 30 June 2023. The TGC was launched as an attempt to stabilise India’s tomato supply chain, ensure year-round affordability for consumers, and better prices …

Centre picks innovators to manage tomatoes, analysts say no point reinventing the wheel
1 month ago

Centre picks innovators to manage tomatoes, analysts say no point reinventing the wheel

Hindustan Times  

Tomato prices recently scaled a five-year peak, drilling holes in consumers’ pockets across India, the world’s second-largest producer of the vegetable. Prices of tomatoes and onions, two basic ingredients of most Indian dishes, tend to rise and fall every alternate year or so due to weather disruptions, inadequate cold storage facilities and low levels of processing into durable items such …

Onion tomato prices soar across markets in India. Check prices for Mumbai, Delhi, and other cities here
1 month, 1 week ago

Onion tomato prices soar across markets in India. Check prices for Mumbai, Delhi, and other cities here

Live Mint  

Customers across India are shelling out more money to buy onions, potatoes and tomatoes as vegetable prices continue to rise in cities across the country. Onion prices have surged by ₹30-40 per kilogram to ₹70-80/kg in the wholesale markets from ₹40-60/kg the week prior, according to an ANI report. Potato, Tomato Price No Better According to an BusinessInsider report, tomato …

Soaring Vegetable Prices in AP Adding to Consumer Woes
3 months ago

Soaring Vegetable Prices in AP Adding to Consumer Woes

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Heavy rains and floods that wreaked havoc in several parts of Andhra Pradesh have caused significant damage to vegetable crops, leading to a sharp spike in their prices. Price of tomatoes, which was around ₹32 per kg last week, has increased to ₹40, while onion prices continue to hover around ₹55 to ₹60 per kg at the rythu bazaars. “Damages …

Slide in tomato prices aid an 8% dip in vegetarian meal costs, CRISIL says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Slide in tomato prices aid an 8% dip in vegetarian meal costs, CRISIL says

The Hindu  

A sharp 51% drop in tomato prices aided in an 8% decline in average vegetarian meal costs through August but onion and potato prices surged more than 50% and the actual price paid by consumers for a vegetarian plate of food remained the second highest over the past year at ₹31.2, just 4% below July levels, as per Crisil’s monthly …

Govt starts selling onions at ₹35/kg to contain rising prices, improve local supplies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt starts selling onions at ₹35/kg to contain rising prices, improve local supplies

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government started selling onions at ₹35/kg on Thursday to contain rising prices, replicating the step taken to cool rising tomato prices earlier this year. “The subsidised onions will be sold in Delhi NCR and Mumbai in the first phase,” Union minister of consumer affairs and food distribution Pralhad Joshi said while launching the initiative. The subsidised onions …

NCCF to sell tomatoes at ₹60/kg at these locations amid soaring prices
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NCCF to sell tomatoes at ₹60/kg at these locations amid soaring prices

Hindustan Times  

To provide relief to consumers amid skyrocketing tomato prices, the National Cooperative Consumer's Federation on Saturday announced the sale of tomatoes at reduced rates at various strategic locations across Delhi and the National Capital Region. This move comes in response to the recent surge in tomato prices, which soared to ₹100 per kg last week in retail markets of the …

Tomato rates soar above ₹100 per kg in Pune
5 months ago

Tomato rates soar above ₹100 per kg in Pune

Hindustan Times  

Tomato prices surpassed ₹ 100 per kg in retail markets across the city on Saturday as adverse weather conditions in areas around Pune and Maharashtra continue to affect supplies of the essential kitchen staple. As a result, there has been a shortage of tomatoes in the previous few days, and prices have risen accordingly,” said Manikrao Shete, a dealer at …

Price of tomatoes skyrocket in Bengaluru on online grocery platforms; Here's why: Report
5 months ago

Price of tomatoes skyrocket in Bengaluru on online grocery platforms; Here's why: Report

Hindustan Times  

Tomato prices, which had been ranging from ₹79 to ₹90, have now crossed the ₹100 mark on online grocery platforms. Last year, tomato prices soared to an eye-watering ₹200 per kilogram in July, only to crash to ₹5 per kilogram two months later. Currently, online grocery stores are listing tomatoes between ₹100 and ₹104 per kilogram, and retail prices are …

Tomato prices may ease in coming weeks due to supplies from Andhra and Karnataka
5 months, 1 week ago

Tomato prices may ease in coming weeks due to supplies from Andhra and Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Retail tomato price, which soared to ₹75 per kg in the national capital, is expected to cool in the coming weeks as supply improves from southern states, a government official said on Saturday. Tomatoes rates have shot up by 100% at Chandigarh’s apni mandis, going from ₹ 30 per kg on June 21 to ₹ 60 per kg on July …

Tomato prices may ease in coming weeks on supplies from Andhra, Karnataka
5 months, 1 week ago

Tomato prices may ease in coming weeks on supplies from Andhra, Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Retail tomato price, which soared to Rs 75 per kg in the national capital, is expected to cool in the coming weeks as supply improves from southern states, a government official said on Saturday. Tomato price in New Delhi has surged to Rs 75 per kg, but is likely to ease if heavy rainfall does not further disrupt …

Tomatoes at ₹90 per kg as vegetable prices soar across Delhi-NCR
5 months, 1 week ago

Tomatoes at ₹90 per kg as vegetable prices soar across Delhi-NCR

Hindustan Times  

Tomato prices in Delhi surged to ₹90 per kg as supplies have taken a hit due to monsoon rains in many states across the country. The rates of tomatoes have also gone up in the major wholesale vegetable markets of Delhi, including Azadpur Mandi, Ghazipur Mandi, and Okhla Sabzi Mandi. Sanjay Bhagat, a wholesale vegetable vendor in Azadpur Mandi, told …

Veggie prices head north as weather blamed for supplies
5 months, 1 week ago

Veggie prices head north as weather blamed for supplies

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Vegetable prices across Delhi-NCR have skyrocketed burdening the common man’s budget. Vendors and wholesalers first blamed the heatwave and now the rains in many parts of the country for the supply disruption sending the prices of the kitchen staple northward in retail markets across the region. A couple of weeks ago, the prices varied between Rs 25 and …

Prices of tomato, onion and potato have shot up in a month
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Prices of tomato, onion and potato have shot up in a month

The Hindu  

The retail prices of essential vegetables such as tomato, onion and potato have increased by 15% to 58% in the last one month. On the same date last month, it was ₹34.73/kg and the increase, according to the Price Monitoring Division of the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry is 58.48%. Wednesday’s all-India average retail price for a kg of onion was …

‘Persistent heat may singe RBI’s inflation hopes’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Persistent heat may singe RBI’s inflation hopes’

The Hindu  

The persistent heat wave in some States that are also major producers of tomato, onion and potato, is likely to keep food prices elevated for a few more months, and could push retail inflation beyond the Reserve Bank of India’s projections for the first two quarters of this year, economists at Bank of Baroda said on Thursday. In a report …

‘Monsoon pause delays sowing, spikes food prices’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Monsoon pause delays sowing, spikes food prices’

The Hindu  

The stalled monsoon has delayed Kharif crop sowing and the persistent heat wave in parts of India is fuelling food price hikes, particularly in vegetables, whose average retail prices rose by about 45.1% this month, economic researchers noted on Monday. Following a rapid onset to cover half the country in the first half of June, there was no further advance …

Vegetable prices soar in Vijayawada
6 months ago

Vegetable prices soar in Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: With the prices of tomatoes rising sharply this past week, the agriculture marketing department would supply this to consumers on a cost-to-cost basis. The agriculture marketing department plans to directly procure tomatoes from farmers in the Chittoor and Annamayya districts and sell them at a cost-to-cost basis through rythu bazaars in the Krishna, NTR, and Guntur districts. The prices …

Tomato prices soar to Rs 80/kg in parts of Telangana
6 months ago

Tomato prices soar to Rs 80/kg in parts of Telangana

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: The cost of tomatoes is skyrocketing. On Monday, market prices reached Rs 80 per kg, up from Rs 20 per kg in early June, marking a Rs 60 increase. In villages like Thosham, around 60%of farmers used to cultivate vegetable crops in all seasons, but this has significantly decreased due to labour shortage and other reasons. Meanwhile, cluster patches …

Surge in prices of tomatoes brings joy to farmers in Madanapalle
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Surge in prices of tomatoes brings joy to farmers in Madanapalle

The Hindu  

The prices of tomatoes have been steadily increasing since May this year, continuing through June, and are expected to go beyond July. This surge in prices brought joy to tomato farmers across the Madanapalle sub-division of the Annamayya district. On Wednesday, a 30 kg box of tomatoes was sold for a maximum of ₹1500 in the Angallu market, followed by …

Windfall for Chittoor tomato farmers as prices surge
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Windfall for Chittoor tomato farmers as prices surge

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cultivators of tomato in erstwhile Chittoor district are enjoying a windfall as prices of the fruit have nearly doubled in just two weeks. "Prices have shot through the roof this week, with traders from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka thronging our markets,” said Ramaiah, a farmer from Punganur. Encouraged by last year's remunerative prices, farmers took up tomato cultivation on …

Vegetables wilt as heat, rain plays spoilsport; price on the rise
7 months ago

Vegetables wilt as heat, rain plays spoilsport; price on the rise

New Indian Express  

MADURAI : Rising temperatures and unseasonal rain have greatly affected the arrival of vegetables at the Madurai central market, and the prices of vegetables have slightly increased. Meanwhile, traders have faulted the lack of facilities at the market, which has led to many traders refraining from purchasing vegetables for sale. The Mattuthavani Central Vegetable Market is a major market catering …

Hot summer drives up vegetable prices
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hot summer drives up vegetable prices

Hindustan Times  

Heatwaves and dry weather in several parts of the country have shriveled short-duration crops sown between winter and summer seasons, leading to steeper-than-expected surge in vegetable prices in April, which were still rising in the first week of May, official data show. Prices of most horticulture produce and vegetables at the retail and wholesale level spiked during April, when nearly …

Tomato prices shoot up with low arrivals in Dharmapuri
9 months, 1 week ago

Tomato prices shoot up with low arrivals in Dharmapuri

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: Tomato prices are rising steadily following reduced arrivals in the market in Dharmapuri. K Rajendran, a farmer said, “Over the past few months the prices have been unsatisfactory and this could have also led to the low production. R Ganeshan, a wholesale trader, said, “ Right now we get over 8 tonnes of tomatoes in the Palacode tomato market. …

Onions, tomatoes, pulses bump up veggie plate prices by 12% in December
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Onions, tomatoes, pulses bump up veggie plate prices by 12% in December

The Hindu  

In an indication that food inflation pressures may have worsened in December, the cost of putting together a vegetarian food plate shot up 12% year-on-year last month, compared with 9% in November YoY, as per a monthly food plate costs’ tracker compiled by Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics. The primary source of food inflation in December were onions and tomatoes, …

Ban on onion exports, curbs on wheat stocks as govt. battles rising food prices
1 year ago

Ban on onion exports, curbs on wheat stocks as govt. battles rising food prices

Live Mint  

The government has banned exports of onion and imposed additional limits on stocking of wheat as it seeks to augment availability of these key staples and check rising food prices ahead of the general election next year. “The prevailing supply crunch in the market owing to the early depletion of stocks from the 2022-23 rabi season and estimated lower output …

Lower prices for tomatoes, chillis and LPG may have pulled food inflation down last month
1 year, 2 months ago

Lower prices for tomatoes, chillis and LPG may have pulled food inflation down last month

The Hindu  

Retail food inflation may have eased in September, thanks to cooling tomato prices and a reduction in LPG cylinder prices, even as onion prices rose further during the month, a CRISIL study on food plate costs suggested. The cost of a vegetarian thali in September fell 1% year-on-year and 17% from August levels, while tomato prices declined around 62% from …

Little succour: The Hindu Editorial on Consumer Price Index data
1 year, 3 months ago

Little succour: The Hindu Editorial on Consumer Price Index data

The Hindu  

The latest Consumer Price Index data from the NSO, which shows an easing in the pace of price gains from July’s 15-month high, provides little assurance that retail inflation has actually begun to come under control. While the headline year-on-year pace of inflation decelerated slightly in August to 6.83%, gains in food prices, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index, …

Tomato prices fall rock bottom, sale at Rs.2 per kilo
1 year, 3 months ago

Tomato prices fall rock bottom, sale at Rs.2 per kilo

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The price of tomato has fallen to a deep low of '2 at the local markets, pushing the farmers to the brink of despair in the Peapully area of Nandyal. With prices falling to rock bottom, some farmers have dumped their produce outside the market and some others on the national highways, as had been the case in the …

Tomato prices decline sharply in Karnataka to ₹20 per kilogram. More details
1 year, 3 months ago

Tomato prices decline sharply in Karnataka to ₹20 per kilogram. More details

Hindustan Times  

From a high of ₹140 per kg in the wholesale market a few weeks ago, the prices of tomatoes have come down sharply in parts of Karnataka to about ₹20 as supply of the commodity has improved substantially, officials said on Monday. Tomato prices decline sharply in Karnataka to ₹ 20 per kilogram. "Last week, the average price of tomatoes …

Driven to tears: The Hindu Editorial on the government’s move to arrest prices
1 year, 3 months ago

Driven to tears: The Hindu Editorial on the government’s move to arrest prices

The Hindu  

With consumer food prices rising 11.5% in July, likely the third highest since the current retail inflation data series began in 2014, the government last Saturday made yet another gambit to arrest prices. These worries likely triggered the recent uptick in onion prices from around ₹23 a kilo two months ago to over ₹31 by this Monday. Relative to tomatoes, …

Vegetable Prices to Easy by Sept, Says RBI Governor
1 year, 3 months ago

Vegetable Prices to Easy by Sept, Says RBI Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said that core inflation in India still remains elevated, but prices of vegetables could start easing by next month due to arrival of fresh crops. After reaching a low of 4.3 per cent in May 2023, headline inflation has risen to 7.4 per cent in July driven by the …

Tomato crisis ends for buyers but begins for farmers
1 year, 4 months ago

Tomato crisis ends for buyers but begins for farmers

The Hindu  

The sudden drop in the price of tomato to ₹30 a kg in the open market on Monday, from the sky-high price of ₹240 a kg last month, came a big breather to the consumers in the Rayalaseema region and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Even though tomatoes were being sold at a considerably low price for two days, …

Tomato inflation accelerated to 200% in July; Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Karnataka most hit - The Hindu
1 year, 4 months ago

Tomato inflation accelerated to 200% in July; Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Karnataka most hit - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Retail inflation of tomatoes accelerated to over 200% in July — the highest-ever since at least January 2015. Put together, the component which carries the biggest weight in inflation calculation, recorded the most inflation, leading to the rapid increase in retail inflation from 4.87% in June to 7.44% in July. Each sub-group’s weight in the inflation calculation and its retail …

RBI's inflation targeting: Challenges ahead
1 year, 4 months ago

RBI's inflation targeting: Challenges ahead

Live Mint  

Retail inflation in July came in at a 15-month high of 7.44%. The jump in food prices might be temporary, but they will still take a few months to cool down, in the process ensuring that retail inflation during July to September is likely to be higher than the RBI’s target. This will ensure that inflation in tomato prices in …

India imports tomato from Nepal, prices ease
1 year, 4 months ago

India imports tomato from Nepal, prices ease

Hindustan Times  

India has imported unspecified quantities of tomatoes from Nepal to boost supplies of the vegetable, an official has said, amid a decline in prices. The retail price of tomatoes procured by NCCF and NAFED was initially fixed at Rs.90 per kg and, as wholesale prices began to ease, it was reduced to Rs.80 per kg from July 16. Retail prices …

Bengaluru witnesses drop in tomato prices, bringing relief to consumers
1 year, 4 months ago

Bengaluru witnesses drop in tomato prices, bringing relief to consumers

The Hindu  

Bengaluru: After a peak of over ₹180 per kilo of tomatoes, there has been a noticeable downward trend in Bengaluru over the last few days. Kiran Prasad, a vegetable vendor in BTM Layout, noted, “Just two days ago, tomatoes were priced at ₹65 per kg, but today they’ve decreased to ₹50 per kg, and it’s likely to continue dropping. During …

Wholesale price of tomato drops in Erode market
1 year, 4 months ago

Wholesale price of tomato drops in Erode market

The Hindu  

With the increase in arrival of tomatoes to the Nethaji Daily Vegetable and Fruit Market, the wholesale price of the vegetable has dropped to ₹55 a kg here on Saturday. “Fresh arrivals push the price down,” he said and added that an increase in arrivals will lead to price stabilising in the next two to three weeks. Farmers in Talavadi …

Maharashtra: Tomatoes rates dip, being sold at Rs 40-50 per kg in Nagpur vegetable market
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Tomatoes rates dip, being sold at Rs 40-50 per kg in Nagpur vegetable market

India TV News  

In a big relief for the common man, the prices of tomatoes dipped in Maharashtra almost after two months. Thali became 34% more expensive Notably, the cost of creating a 'Vegetarian Thali' experienced a significant increase of 34 per cent in July when compared to June, largely due to the surging prices of tomatoes. Tomatoes to be sold at Rs …

Nepal's tomato exports to bring down prices
1 year, 4 months ago

Nepal's tomato exports to bring down prices

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Amid concerns over record-high surge of tomato prices across India, the consumers are expected to get a big relief as Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that India would be importing tomatoes from Nepal. As part of the measures to control overall inflation in the country, the government, however, aims to check prices of tomatoes and …

Nirmala Sitharaman's plan: Tomatoes to be sold at ₹70 per kg in Delhi-NCR
1 year, 4 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman's plan: Tomatoes to be sold at ₹70 per kg in Delhi-NCR

Hindustan Times  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that tomatoes will be sold at ₹70 per kg in Delhi-NCR as prices continue to soar. “NCCF is planning a mega-sale of tomatoes in Delhi-NCR at a subsidised rate of ₹70/kg this weekend and covering all nooks and corners of Delhi,” Nirmala Sitharaman said. Defending the government's policies during the no-confidence discussion in Parliament, the …

India should brace for a food inflation spike
1 year, 4 months ago

India should brace for a food inflation spike

Hindustan Times  

Most analysts expect India’s benchmark inflation measure, as measured by the Consumer Price Index to breach the 6% threshold in July. In July, tomatoes have played a big role, continuing to sell at very high prices, with signs that onions could generate additional tailwinds for food inflation. While price pressures from perishables such as onions and tomatoes will eventually die …

Tomato prices plummet in Hyderabad, bring relief to shoppers
1 year, 4 months ago

Tomato prices plummet in Hyderabad, bring relief to shoppers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The prices of tomatoes are gradually dipping in the city, with the nine Rythu Bazaar selling them at Rs 63 a kg for the second day. Before that, for almost three weeks, prices remained at around Rs200," said Lachi, another vegetable vendor. Once news about the steep fall in tomato prices began to spread, many consumers, who would otherwise …

Veg Thali Gets Costlier By 34% Amid Soaring Tomato Prices: Study
1 year, 4 months ago

Veg Thali Gets Costlier By 34% Amid Soaring Tomato Prices: Study

News 18  

Consumers are unlikely to get any relief from the soaring prices of vegetables, especially tomatoes, even in August. According to wholesale traders, tomato prices are likely to touch ₹300 per kilogram in the coming days. Due to these rising prices, the average cost of preparing vegetarian thali at stalls or food joints in India surged by 34 per cent in …

Why are Tomato Prices So High and the Reason Behind Prices Not Coming Down Soon
1 year, 4 months ago

Why are Tomato Prices So High and the Reason Behind Prices Not Coming Down Soon

News 18  

Tomato prices have remained high across the country for more than a month as the retail price of the vegetable remained above Rs 200 per kilogram in several parts of the country. Tomato prices in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr were the highest across the country at Rs 257 per kg. In south and central India too, the rainfall has disrupted the …

Onion prices likely to hit ₹60-70/kg in September: report
1 year, 4 months ago

Onion prices likely to hit ₹60-70/kg in September: report

The Hindu  

Onion prices are likely to start shooting up in the retail market towards the end of August before going up further to around ₹60-70 per kg next month due to tightened supplies, a report said on August 4. As per our ground interactions, prices are expected to show significant increase from early September in the retail market, reaching up to …

Soaring tomato prices: Relief likely with Kharif arrivals before month-end
1 year, 4 months ago

Soaring tomato prices: Relief likely with Kharif arrivals before month-end

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The major surge in tomato prices continues with significant let-up, but market sources say the prices might come down once the Kharif tomatoes arrive in the markets by this month-end. Chittoor district horticulture officer Madhusudhana Reddy also agreed with this timeline, saying the prices are likely to stabilise by the first week of September. The occurrence of 'bacteria wilt’, …

Tomato prices spike again on tight supply; Mother Dairy stores selling at ₹259/kg
1 year, 4 months ago

Tomato prices spike again on tight supply; Mother Dairy stores selling at ₹259/kg

The Hindu  

Tomato prices have again hit the roof in the national capital with Mother Dairy selling the key kitchen staple at a whopping ₹259 per kg on August 2 via its Safal retail stores. With central government's intervention through sale of tomatoes at a subsidised rate since July 14, retail prices in the national capital had begun softening recently but have …

Tomato prices may touch Rs 300 per kg in coming days, say wholesale traders
1 year, 4 months ago

Tomato prices may touch Rs 300 per kg in coming days, say wholesale traders

India TV News  

Tomato prices are likely to touch Rs 300 per kilogram in the coming days and the prices of vegetables are also on the rise, according to wholesale traders. It takes 6 to 8 hours more than usual in exportation of vegetables from the producers due to which the price of tomato might reach nearly Rs 300 per kilogram," Azadpur Mandi …

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