To aid the farmers, the Price Forecasting Scheme functioning under the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University have predicted the prices of Tomato based on the prices prevailing in Ottanchatram and Coimbatore Uzhavar Sandhais for past 12 years. The studies indicate that the price for good quality tomato during the harvest month (August) will be Rs. 35 per kg.
The prices of tomatoes had shot up due to heat stress, flower dropping, poor germination and extended summer and also reduced the production slightly when compared to the previous year. The delay of South West monsoon added to the woes of farmers since the prices hiked even more.
At present, tomato stocks are coming from Maharashtra and Andhra to Tamil Nadu markets. With the onset of South West Monsoon, the demand for tomato from Kerala further contributed for the price hike. The major tomato growing districts of Tamil Nadu are Vellore, Salem, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Dindigul and Erode.
But with this forecast it does seem that tomato prices will normalize and the unreasonable price hike for the short period might be past us.
The prices of tomatoes had shot up due to heat stress, flower dropping, poor germination and extended summer and also reduced the production slightly when compared to the previous year. The delay of South West monsoon added to the woes of farmers since the prices hiked even more.
At present, tomato stocks are coming from Maharashtra and Andhra to Tamil Nadu markets. With the onset of South West Monsoon, the demand for tomato from Kerala further contributed for the price hike. The major tomato growing districts of Tamil Nadu are Vellore, Salem, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai, Dindigul and Erode.
But with this forecast it does seem that tomato prices will normalize and the unreasonable price hike for the short period might be past us.