New Delhi: As retail costs of tomato surged to Rs 60-70 per kg in virtually all huge cities, Shopper Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday mentioned the value volatility was resulting from lean manufacturing season and excessive perishability of the commodity.
In keeping with the ministry’s newest information, retail tomato costs have elevated to Rs 60 per kg in metro cities besides Chennai on Thursday from round Rs 20 per kg a month in the past. In some locations, the kitchen staple was being bought at Rs 70-80 per kg.
Tomato was obtainable at Rs 70 per kg in Gurgaon, Gangtok, Siliguri and Raipur, whereas at Rs 80 per kg in Gorakhpur, Kota and Dimapur.
In producing states too, costs have been ruling agency at Rs 37 per kg in Hyderabad, Rs 40 per kg in Chennai and Rs 46 per kg in Bengaluru, the info confirmed.
Requested about rising costs, Paswan mentioned: “Usually, costs of tomato stay excessive throughout July to September because of the lean interval. The worth volatility is extra resulting from perishability of the commodity.”
The costs will come to a standard degree as soon as the provision improves, he added.
Consultants additionally mentioned costs of tomato usually shoot up through the lean interval and the final 5 12 months’s information present the identical development.
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are states with deficit tomato manufacturing within the nation. They rely on surplus producing states for provides.
The nation produces about 19.73 million tonnes of tomato yearly, whereas the consumption is about 11.51 million tonnes, as per the official information.
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