Tomato prices fall to Rs 2 per kg; farmers unable to recover transport cost

Farmers irked, say they are unable to recover even transport cost

In a major worry for farmers, tomato prices have tumbled, to slipping below the transportation cost from farm to mandis, due to a sharp increase in arrivals.

In the benchmark Pimpalgaon mandi in Nashik district, good quality tomato was selling at Rs 1.50-2 a kg, which left farmers perturbed on its worth over transportation from farm to the mandi, according to data by the National Horticulture Research Development Foundation (NHRDF). Export quality tomato, however, continues to fetch premium over the average variety, and traded at Rs 7.55 a kg in Lasalgaon mandi. With this, the model price of tomato worked out