Page 3 - Vegetable Prices

Why falling prices of onions and potatoes are distressing farmers

Prices of these three commodities have seen perhaps the wildest fluctuations in agriculture commodities among all crops for multiple reasons

Nafed intervenes to stabilise markets as onion and potato prices plunge

Sharp drop in onion and potato prices since last few weeks have forced farmers to dump their produce in fields as selling price is far less than even cost of carrying produce to the market

Potato and tomato output projected to be down by 4-5% in 2021-22

The production of overall vegetables is projected to be higher at 204.84 million tonnes as against 200.45 million tonnes in the said period

Flood-hit Pak may import tomato, onion from India amid huge surge in prices

Amid massive surge in the prices of various vegetables and fruits in Lahore and other parts of Punjab province due to devastating floods, the Pakistan government may import tomato and onion from India, according to the market dealers here. "On Sunday, per kilogram of tomato and onion were available in Lahore's markets at around Rs500 and Rs400 respectively. However, in Sunday markets both commodities were available at Rs 100 per kg less than that of those available in regular markets," Jawaad Rizvi, a wholesale dealer of Lahore market, told PTI. He said that in the coming days the prices of commodities will increase further as the supply of vegetables from Balochistan, Sindh and south Punjab has badly been affected because of floods. "In the coming days, onion and tomato per kg prices may cross Rs700. Similarly, potato price has increased from Rs40 per kg to Rs120kg," Rizvi said. In the markets, the short supply of vegetables is because of destruction of the crops on thousands of .

Vegetable prices spike as heavy monsoon rains hamper supplies

Monsoon rains, which were around 8 per cent deficient in June, came roaring back in July to record almost 17 per cent in excess

Tomato rates up 44% in Delhi in 1 mth; avg price up 27% across major cities

Traders attributed the increase in prices to crop failure in South India. Tomatoes from North India got diverted to the south, affecting supplies in the Delhi region, they added

Rising tomato prices: Next big risk to India's fight against inflation?

The average retail price of tomatoes in India has jumped 70% from a month ago and 168% from a year earlier to Rs 53.75 a kilogram as of Tuesday

Vegetable prices up amid supply shortage in Delhi; tomatoes at Rs 60/kg

As per vendors, these prices will increase further in the coming days as they argue "vegetables often become expensive during the rainy season"

Rising veggie prices hit the common man hard, says survey

The survey, conducted by Local Circles, got 11,800 responses from citizens across 311 districts of the country

India's retail inflation rises to 6.95% in March; IIP remains muted

Food and oil prices push inflation to 17-month high

87% Indian households feel the heat as veggie prices soar: Survey

LocalCircles said findings of the survey indicate that prices of some vegetables skyrocketed in the last month

Tomato prices likely to stay elevated for another 2 months: Crisil

Tomatoes account for 10 per cent of the total vegetable production in India

Tomato prices increase to Rs 75 per kg in national capital

In Bangalore, tomato price in retail markets continued to rule high at Rs 88 per kg

Heavy rains and waterlogging send vegetable prices soaring in Chennai

Heavy rains and waterlogging across Chennai have sent vegetable prices soaring in the wholesale Koyambedu market, while prices in the retail vegetable markets too have catapulted

Prices of onion, tomato and potato cheaper than last year, says govt

Onion prices being stabilised with buffer stock release; efforts on to soften tomato, potato rates, says govt

Crop failure, rise in fuel costs push up vegetable prices in Delhi

Vegetable prices have gone up in Delhi-NCR markets due to crop failure and increase in fuel prices.

Vegetable prices rise, barring potato and onion, shows data

Tomato prices, according to some analysts, are expected to go down as crop arrivals will increase in October

Rising inflation risk

Ignoring it for long could increase longer-term costs

Prices may soar as Chennai vegetables hub closes amid Covid curbs

With nearly 2,000 retail vegetable and fruit shops likely to be closed in Chennai's vegetable market at Koyambedu following Covid restrictions, there is a possibility of price rise of vegetables

WPI inflation eases in sync with retail, but core spikes in December

Softens to four-month low of 1.22% in December from 1.55% in November as food items enter deflationary zone; core inflation at 2-year high of 4.2%