Due to fluctuating prices of vegetables in the state, the Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department has planned a special drive to boost production. A Department official stated that the aim of the drive was to prevent the uncertainty of prices during the year. Over the past weeks, tomato prices in Tamil Nadu has gone up, topping the list of essential commodities. The average price of tomato in the retail market in June 2022 was Rs 25.85 kg. However, in July 2023, tomatoes are being sold at Rs 103.5 per kg.
As per the season and crop report of the Tamil Nadu government, cultivation of tomatoes in 2020-21 was in 44,918 hectares while in 2021-22, it was in 41,455 hectares. This has a direct bearing on the production of tomatoes which declined from 935,000 tons to 815,000 tons.
Source: daijiworld.com