Tomato prices will go red now

Mumbai. Tomato prices will make the common man more red now. In fact, Crisil Research said on Friday that the prices of vegetables have risen due to more frequent rains and the prices of tomatoes may remain at higher levels for the next two months. Describing the ground situation, Crisil has said that the situation in Karnataka, one of the major tomato growing regions, is so serious that this vegetable is being sent from Nashik in Maharashtra.

Tomato will make you red
Crisil Research said that during the October-December period, the major supplier states, Karnataka (105 per cent above normal), Andhra Pradesh (40 per cent above normal) and Maharashtra (22 per cent above normal) received excess rainfall due to standing crops. has suffered damage. These are the major supplier states.

Reason for inflation on tomatoes
It has said that the prices have increased by 142 per cent till November 25 and the prices will remain high for two more months till the harvest starts from January from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The agency has said that at present, tomatoes are selling at Rs 47 per kg and the price will come down by 30 per cent once fresh arrivals start.

In the case of onions, the report said that transplantation was delayed in major growing regions of Maharashtra due to deficient rains in August, leading to a delay in arrivals in October. This led to an increase of 65 per cent in onion prices as compared to September. However, in case of onions, fresh arrivals from Haryana are expected to start in 10-15 days, leading to a fall in prices.

The sowing season of potato, another Rabi crop, has been badly affected due to excessive rains in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Gujarat. According to researchers in conversation with local farmers, excessive waterlogging in fields can lead to re-sowing of potato tubers, which can increase the cost of farmers. If the heavy rains continue, the prices will be higher for two more months.

It has said that the prices of okra will start coming down in the next three weeks. CRISIL said production has been affected due to heavy rains during sowing and early vegetative phase in growing areas like Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. It said that production of other vegetables including capsicum and cucumber has also been affected. According to the report, “It is expected that after the withdrawal of the north-east monsoon, the worst phase of vegetable prices may end.”