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Since last month, the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) have been selling tomatoes at a discounted rate on behalf of the Consumer Affairs Ministry to contain the price rise.
Burgers without tomatoes!, can you imagine that. Yes, Burger King, the major fast-food chain has recently decided to temporarily stop tomatoes from its wraps and burgers across Indian outlets due to a sharp increase in prices.
In its bid to give further relief to consumers, the central government on Monday said it has directed its marketing agencies to sell tomatoes at Rs 50 per kg instead of Rs 70 starting Tuesday. Tomato Prices Drop: Big Relief to Consumers As Centre Slashes Retail Tomatoes Prices, To Be Now Sold at Rs 50 per Kg.
Heavy demand and skyrocketing prices of tomatoes have prompted a farmer from Maharashtra to install a CCTV camera on his farm to keep an eye on his plantation of the kitchen staple.
After an increase in the supply of new crops from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, the Indian government has announced that the retail prices of tomatoes are expected to fall. There has been a rise in retail prices, with the cost of tomatoes ranging from Rs 200-250 per kilogramme in various parts of India due to a supply chain disruption triggered by various factors such as crop seasonality, white fly disease in Kolar and logistics disruptions resulting from heavy rain.