India: Tomato supply issues force prices high
"Supply of tomato has been affected as harvesting has been hampered due to continuous rains in some states like Haryana," horticulture commissioner Gorakh Singh said.
Rain has disrupted picking operations in Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and east Punjab, while the condition of the crop has also deteriorated, he said.
The situation has been compounded by the closure of roads, halting supply to Delhi, as a result of landslides and flash floods.
According to the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board, current tomato arrivals at the Azadpur wholesale market have declined by 50 per cent to 2,833 quintals per day from 15 days ago.
Tomato production in the country is estimated to be 18 million tonnes this year. Maximum output comes from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
