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How to get tomatoes at cheaper prices in Delhi, NCR from today

Freshly procured tomatoes, which arrived in the national capital overnight, will be sold in retail markets by the government agency National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India, starting today. Amidst a significant increase in tomato prices across the country, the Central government directed agricultural marketing agencies NAFED and NCCF on 12 July to procure the vegetable immediately from mandis in key tomato-growing states such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. The tomato stocks will be distributed through retail outlets in the Delhi NCR region at discounted prices by the end of this week, as stated in an official release on Wednesday. According to the database maintained by the Price Monitoring Division under the Department of Consumer Affairs, the average price per kilogram of tomatoes has risen by ₹60-100 this month compared to early June in retail markets. Data shows that tomato prices in Delhi have soared from ₹20 per kilogram in early June to ₹110 last week.

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