New Delhi: Whether it is tomato soup that you love or creamy butter chicken, be prepared to have your pockets lightened considerably. The price of tomatoes in Delhi's retail market has skyrocketed to Rs 100 per kg and there is no respite expected for at least another two weeks.
A strike called by various associations of the Azadpur mandi on Friday may lead to a further spike in prices. Tomato vendors at the mandi have been sitting on protest against unauthorised occupation of their sheds for the past five days and are demanding the sacking of the agricultural produce marketing committee's secretary.
“There is a massive shortage of tomatoes in the country due to heavy rain in several areas. On Monday, the Azadpur market received about 20% of its daily demand with a little less than 200 tonnes arriving from Himachal Pradesh. We don't see the situation improving in the near future,“ said Anil Malhotra, general secretary of Azadpur vegetable traders' body. Read more
A strike called by various associations of the Azadpur mandi on Friday may lead to a further spike in prices. Tomato vendors at the mandi have been sitting on protest against unauthorised occupation of their sheds for the past five days and are demanding the sacking of the agricultural produce marketing committee's secretary.
“There is a massive shortage of tomatoes in the country due to heavy rain in several areas. On Monday, the Azadpur market received about 20% of its daily demand with a little less than 200 tonnes arriving from Himachal Pradesh. We don't see the situation improving in the near future,“ said Anil Malhotra, general secretary of Azadpur vegetable traders' body. Read more