Buy tomatoes immediately & stock up... the price will go up rapidly..!!
Due to heavy rains in himachal pradesh and disruption of traffic, the supply of the main produce of the state has been interrupted and the price of tomatoes has risen sharply in the vegetable markets. At present, tomatoes are sold for up to Rs.80 per kg in some parts of the country.
According to the Price Monitoring Unit of the Consumer Welfare Department of the Ministry of Information, the average price of tomato rose to Rs 55 on July 3 from Rs 35 per kg in June. It is likely to rise to Rs 80 soon.
According to the india Meteorological Department (IMD), various tomato-producing areas of himachal pradesh, which is a major supplier of tomatoes to North india, are expected to receive heavy rainfall till July 7. This may further increase the price of tomatoes. It may be recalled that last year also due to heavy rains and floods the price of tomatoes crossed Rs.350 per kg. Due to the availability of quality tomatoes, McDonald's restaurants in North india had to temporarily stop selling tomato-based dishes.