Delhi: Tomato prices soar as monsoon disrupts supply

Delhi | Thursday | 10th October, 2019

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A+ A-New Delhi: Tomato prices in Delhi have shot up to Rs 30-40 per kg following the incessant rains and flood-like situation in key supplier states across the country. The price of tomatoes will remain high until the new crops are ready. “The tomatoes which are coming is not of good quality and half of the tomatoes are being spoiled during transportation. Delhi gets a supply of tomatoes largely from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and parts of western Uttar Pradesh. Tomato crops have been damaged and adversely affected due to floods and heavy rains in these states..