Retail tomato price witnesses sharp increase

Tomato price in retail shot up to Rs 75 per kg in Delhi on Friday while the rates in parts of South India witnessed a minor fall, but were still high, according to government data.

In Chennai, retail tomato price declined to Rs 63 per kg on Friday from the peak of Rs 100 per kg on November 22.

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In Thiruvananthapuram, the price came down to Rs 80 per kg from Rs 103 per kg in the said period, as per the data maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry.

In Puducherry, tomato price declined to Rs 45 per kg from Rs 100 per kg on November 22, but in Hyderabad, the price came down slightly to Rs 72 per kg from Rs 90 per kg in the two days. However, the retail tomato price in Delhi increased to Rs 75 per kg on Friday from Rs 63 per kg on November 22.

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There has been a sharp rise in retail tomato prices in major cities of south India due to widespread moderate to heavy rainfall since the first week of November.

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The average all India maximum retail price of tomato rose to Rs 143 per kg on Friday from Rs 113 per kg on November 22.

-PTC News with agency inputs