<h5>What is the current tomato price across India?</h5><p>Tomato prices in various markets across India have touched rupees 80-100 per kg. Earlier, the vegetable was available at rupees 10–20 per kg. Delhi residents claim that tomatoes are being sold at 80 rupees per kg in the city.</p><p>In Bengaluru, tomatoes are priced at 100 rupees per kg. In Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, tomatoes, which were priced at rupees 40 to 50 per kg, are now priced at rupees 100. According to vegetable traders, the price has risen in just ten days.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/the-rise-in-tomato-prices-explained%2FMarket.jfif?alt=media&amp;token=654444e6-23c1-41bd-beac-231c10761cdc"><figcaption>A vegetable vendor. Photo Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</figcaption></figure><p>This is not just the case in Kanpur, Bengaluru, or Delhi. The price rise has affected customers across the nation. People are concerned about the increase in prices. Some are even planning to stop buying tomatoes.</p><h5>What is the cause of the rise in tomato prices?</h5><p>The recent rise in prices can be linked back to a drop in tomato prices in the previous few months. This caused many farmers to give up on their tomato crops. The extreme temperatures of March and April also caused pest attacks, which impacted tomato production.</p><p>Earlier, prices fell as the tomatoes coming to the market were of poor quality. Seeing this fall in prices, farmers having standing crops abandoned them. Those planning to produce more tomatoes also didn’t do so.</p><p>Tomato crops in South India and Maharashtra were also harmed due to plant-related diseases. Flooding and severe rains in the key agricultural states also affected the tomato supply. Heavy rainfall caused crop damage, which resulted in supply shortages. Tomato production was already low this year as heat caused the crops to dry out and wilt.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/the-rise-in-tomato-prices-explained%2FTomato%20Plant.jfif?alt=media&amp;token=512f6392-7f74-4a27-a349-f07e30ceceb0"><figcaption>A tomato plant. Photo by Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0</figcaption></figure><p>Many farmers also switched to bean farming this year as the prices of beans were higher in the previous year. This also caused low production. All these have resulted in a supply shortage of tomatoes which has increased the prices of this fruit that is always in demand. If you have ever helped your parents cook, you would know that tomatoes are used in most Indian dishes.</p><h5>How do supply and demand change the price of things?</h5><p>Imagine a candy store that you and your friends visit. Now, if everyone wants the same candy - let’s say the lemon-flavoured one - it means there is high demand for that candy.</p><p>But if there aren't many lemon candies available, that means supply is low. This makes the price go up because people are willing to pay more to get it. On the other hand, if there are lots of lemon candy available and not many people want them, the supply is high, and the price goes down.</p><p>The value or price of anything depends on how much people want something and how much is available. When supply and demand balance, that's when we find the right price for things. The increased price helps to manage the demand. This is what happened to tomatoes. The supply became so low that prices increased across India.</p><p>Similarly, when there is more supply of something in the market, but few people want to buy them, the prices fall. In this situation, sellers want to sell those items at low prices to attract more customers.</p><h5>Will there be a further increase in tomato prices?</h5><p>Vegetable traders expect prices to lower in the coming weeks. This is because tomato harvests from various places are expected to reach the market, increasing the tomato supply. However, if heavy rains occur in those places, the crops will get destroyed, which might increase the prices even further.</p><p>Meanwhile, you can try out food dishes that don’t have tomatoes in the recipe. Some examples of such dishes are aloo paratha, poha, idli or dosa with coconut chutney, vegetable pakoras, yoghurt or onion-based chicken curry, kadhi rice, etc. Let’s hope the price of tomatoes comes down soon so that everyone can afford them.</p>

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