The temporary tomato price spike in Delhi is due to rains, but the all-India average cost remains below, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Friday.
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The Centre on Sunday claimed that the retail prices of tomatoes are on the decline with the fall in mandi prices.
The Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Nidhi Khare flagged off NCCF vans from 50 locations.
The inflation in the food basket was 11.51 percent in July compared to 4.55 percent in June and 6.69 percent in July 2022.
To fulfil her mother's wish, a Dubai expat has flown back to India with 10 kg of tomatoes in her suitcase packed in kitchen storage containers.
Amid skyrocketing prices of tomatoes across the country, a farmer in Maharashtra's Pune district claimed to have earned more than Rs 2.8 crore by selling tomatoes.
Sales have already started at several points each in Delhi, NOIDA, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur and Arrah through NAFED and NCCF, an official press note said.
As tomatoes are still sold at a premium rate of Rs 160 per kg in many parts of the country,…
The state government chips to facilitate the sale of tomatoes at the wholesale price to retail customers
