Tomato prices rise in Erode amid fall in arrivals
Tomato prices in Erode have surged to ₹50 per kg due to a decline in production caused by extreme heat and insufficient rainfall. Wholesale traders report that the prices may continue to rise, potentially reaching ₹70 per kg in the coming week. Retailers are also affected, with prices exceeding ₹60 per kg and concerns about increased wastage due to the heat.
- ▪Wholesale price of tomatoes has risen to ₹50 per kg at the Nethaji Daily Vegetable and Fruit Market.
- ▪A box of fine-quality tomatoes is auctioned between ₹650 and ₹750.
- ▪Traders predict that prices may reach ₹70 per kg in a week due to reduced arrivals and poor monsoon forecasts.
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A fall in production due to intense heat and lack of rain has pushed up the wholesale price of tomatoes to ₹50 per kg at the Nethaji Daily Vegetable and Fruit Market at V.O.C. Park Ground here on Tuesday (April 28, 2026).Tomatoes from Thalavadi, Dharmapuri, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh arrive in 15-kg boxes at the wholesale market, from where they are distributed to retailers. A wholesale trader said that a box of fine-quality tomatoes is auctioned between ₹650 and ₹750. Due to the intense heat, crops have withered and arrivals have dropped significantly, the trader added. ‘BJP loot diwas’: Congress slams price hike of essential commoditiesWith supplies from Thalavadi reduced to a minimum, the market is now largely dependent on arrivals from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
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