NAVI MUMBAI: Prices of tomato have crashed to Rs 3-6 per kg depending on the quality at the APMC market in Vashi due to excess supply following bumper production across the state.
Retailers, though, are not ready to pass on the benefit to consumers. In the retail market, the kitchen staple is being sold at Rs 25-30 a kg. Wholesale traders are unhappy about the diminishing prices, so are farmers as it becomes unviable to even send the produce to the market.
Sunil Sanas, a wholesaler from Vashi APMC, said: “Prices were Rs 8 to Rs 10 a week ago, which dropped to Rs 3 to Rs 6 on Thursday. It was the lowest this season due to robust production in Narayangaon, Junnar, Nashi and Pune. The government should regulate retail prices.” Over 70 truckloads of tomatoes, out of 650 of all vegetables, arrived at the APMC market on Thursday.
