Tomato prices have risen to around Rs. 150 per kg in Telangana markets as supplies from major producing states have been disrupted due to heavy rains.
In Delhi Mother Dairy is selling tomatoes at Rs. 96 per kg here through its 300 retail stores ‘Safal’, while online grocery platforms like Big Basket is offering this key vegetable at nearly Rs. 100 per kg.
Local vendors are selling tomatoes in the Rs. 80-100 in per kg range in some states depending on the quality.
Prices have shot up about four times since the beginning of June when tomatoes were being sold at about Rs. 25 per kg in the Delhi-National Capital Region market.
As per the consumer affairs ministry’s data, the average price of tomatoes stood at Rs. 80 per kg across major cities in the country while the maximum price was Rs. 95.
Price of tomatoes in Delhi was Rs. 83 per kg, while in Mumbai it was Rs. 88, Chennai Rs. 80 and Kolkata Rs.95, the government data showed.
