Tomato prices soar like anything; Rs 100 per kg in Delhi
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New Delhi: Adverse weather conditions push tomato prices higher like anything, and it has reached Rs 100 per kg in Delhi's retail markets on Saturday. Not only tomatoes but other essential greens for the kitchen are running costlier, PTI reported.
Tomatoes are available at Rs 100 per kg at Mother Dairy's retail outlets, Safal, in the national capital.
According to the data compiled by the Department of Consumer Affairs, retail prices of tomatoes in Delhi are ruling at Rs 93 per kg on Saturday, July 20.
The average price of tomatoes in India on July 20 is Rs 73.76 per kg, according to government data.
A senior official from the department had last week attributed the sharp rise in prices to disruption in supplies caused by extreme heat followed by spells of excess rainfall.
"Prices of tomato, potato and onion are ruling high in Delhi and some other cities. Extreme heat followed by spells of excess rainfall disrupted supplies, causing a spike in prices in consuming areas," the official had told PTI.
At Mother Dairy store in West Delhi, onions are being sold on Saturday at Rs 46.90 per kg, and potatoes at Rs 41.90 per kg.
The government data shows that the rate of onions is Rs 50 per kg, and potatoes are Rs 40 per kg in the national capital. The all-India average price of onion is Rs 44.16 per kg, and potatoes are Rs 37.22 per kg.
Not only tomatoes, potatoes, and onions, but the prices of other green vegetables are also rising at a high level.
On Saturday, Mother Dairy sells sponge gourd (tori) at Rs 59 per kg, bitter gourd (karela) at Rs 49 per kg, french beans at Rs 89 per kg, lady finger (bhindi) at Rs 49 per kg, tinda (round gourd) Rs 119 per kg, green capsicum Rs 119 per kg, Brinjal (small) at Rs 49 per kg, Brinjal (big) at Rs 59 per kg, pointed gourd (parval) Rs 49 per kg, bottle gourd (ghiya) at Rs 39 per kg and arvi (taro root) Rs 69 per kg.
Unseasonal cauliflower is available at Rs 139 per kg at Safal stores.
