Discount on tomatoes: How to get tomatoes at cheaper prices in Delhi, NCR from today

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₹90 per kilogram, as stated by the consumer affairs department. Amidst a significant increase in tomato prices across the country, the Central government directed agricultural marketing agencies NAFED and NCCF on 12 July to procure the vegetable immediately from mandis (wholesale markets) in key tomato-growing states such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. The surge in tomato prices has been observed nationwide and is not limited to a specific region.

In major cities, prices have escalated to as high as ₹150-160 per kilogram. Once procured, these freshly obtained tomatoes will be distributed simultaneously to major consumption centers where retail prices have seen the maximum increase in the past month. The tomato stocks will be distributed through retail outlets in the Delhi NCR region at discounted prices by the end of this week, as stated in an official release on Wednesday.

Also read: MP woman leaves husband after he adds 2 tomatoes in food while cooking Tomatoes are grown in almost all states of India in varying quantities. The southern and western regions account for 56-58 percent of total tomato production in the country. “Southern and Western regions being surplus states, feed to other markets depending on production seasons.

The production seasons are also different across regions. The peak harvesting season occurs from December to February," the food ministry had stated. The government attributes the price rise to the monsoon season, which poses challenges related to distribution and increased transit losses.