The price of tomatoes, standing at three digits a month back, has now fallen to single digits. In the Rayakottai market of Dharmapuri district, known as the tomato hub of Tamil Nadu, tomatoes were selling at Rs 2 to 8 on September 11.
Rayakottai Farmers’ Union president NU Rayappa lamented: “[The] Rayakottai market is the only place in Tamil Nadu that fixes the price of tomatoes. Tomatoes from Karnataka, Kolkata, Gujarat, Coimbatore, and Tiruchy are sorted into 5 types and sent for sale. As on the 11th, the price of a 25 kg box was Rs 150-320. Last month, a 25 kg box was sold for Rs 4,950, but now it has fallen sharply to Rs 150. You can buy a kilo of tomato for as less as Rs 2-8.”
There are reports of tomatoes being dumped in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka as there is no one to buy them. But Rayakottai is not facing such a situation.
[ Rs 100 = €1.10 ]
Source: dtnext.in