Heavy rains since late August have triggered huge injury to market-ready crops, affecting product arrivals and high quality, with onion and tomato costs rising steadily throughout the nation.
Data from the Ministry of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs exhibits that the retail costs of onions and tomatoes have elevated considerably within the final one month. Onion costs in Delhi have elevated from Rs 33 per kg in September to Rs 47 per kg.
In case of tomato, the costs have risen, with Delhi markets now promoting it at Rs 59 a kg, as towards Rs 28 a kg a month in the past. In another locations, onion costs have crossed Rs 50/kg, whereas tomato costs are near Rs.60/kg.
Farmers had earlier reported injury to the stocked produce harvested in April-May. The general availability of onions began declining from the top of September.
The common turnover of onions within the wholesale market of Lasalgaon in Maharashtra’s Nashik district has been growing because the third week of September. Prices, which have been round Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,600 per quintal for essentially the most a part of the 12 months, have crossed Rs 3,300 per quintal.
Suresh Deshmukh, a fee agent from Nashik’s Dindori taluk, mentioned the brand new arrivals have been of poor high quality. “Such onions do not have much value in the market. Now the only tradable onion is stored onion, which farmers are unloading,” he mentioned.
In case of tomato, the typical traded value in Kolar market in Karnataka has been in extra of Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,500 per quintal. Traders in Kolar mentioned that the September rains had broken the crop within the space.
“The current trend is expected to continue till the end of December. Prices are also going to rise as demand picks up after the easing of Covid-19 restrictions,” Deshmukh mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
