Tomato prices double due to heat, delayed rainfallThe output nosedived due to multiple factors such as high heat, delayed rainfall and lack of interest among farmers to grow the crop as pri...
Experts warn about food inflation as farmers begin reducing area under vegetables"We have to be ready for tremendous inflation for perishable food products in future as farmers would be investing low in such products," s...
Seed supply woes may hit vegetable availabilityWhile the seed industry is trying to take help of the postal department to dispatch high value low volume vegetable seeds from a handful of...
Price of tomatoes plunges to Rs 2 per kgThe whole price of this common vegetable has fallen to Rs 2 per kg at Narayangaon wholesale market in Maharashtra and Rs 1.60 per kg in Mad...
Teacher’s Day special: Education provider MT Educare, Career Point surge up to 6%Career Point has recently signed six new agreements in tutorial division including 3 School Association Projects and 3 new Franchisee Cente...
Why prices of tomatoes surged and why we are shedding onion tearsWholesale tomato prices touched Rs 70 per kilo in end-July, on the back of a severe supply shortage in vegetable mandis.
No respite from high tomato prices for next two weeksRetail tomato prices cooled down about 20% in most parts of Maharashtra except Mumbai on Thursday as traders slashed grower level prices by...
Low yields to blame for high prices for tomatoWholesale tomato prices stayed below Rs 10 per kg for eight months over the past year.
Vegetable supply to Mumbai, Pune may be hit after farmers’ talks failTalks with state government on loan waivers, prices remain deadlocked.
Tomato prices cross Rs 80/kg; likely to stay firm in next two monthsHigh temperatures during April and May have affected tomato production adversely in the key growing belts of north India and Maharashtra.
- Blast of old mortar shell kills one in Pune, two injured
In a freak mishap, one person was killed and two others were injured when an unused mortar shell exploded at a scrap shop in Kondhwa area.
Cabbage prices go up as onions become unaffordableDuring last 15 to 20 days, the farm gate prices of cabbage have increased o Rs 10/kg to Rs 14/kg from Rs 5/kg to Rs 7/kg.
Tomato prices double in a week; leave onion prices behindTomato prices have doubled to Rs 80 a kg in the past week, as plant diseases halved the output in Maharashtra, a major producer.
Poor supply lifts tomato prices to a fresh highWholesale prices in Delhi are about Rs 30/kg to Rs 40/kg. They are likely to remain stable at this level if rains continue in Himachal.
- Tomato market in Maharashtra keeps commission agents at bay
The farmer does not pay the commission agents nor the porters here. He decides the price of his produce and sells it directly to the trader.
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Bharti Walmart Private Limited, JV between Bharti & Walmart organised a 'fresh supplier development workshop'in Pune
- Champagne Indage ties up with Adelaide Univ for wine institute
Domestic wine major Champagne Indage has tied up with University of Adelaide and Maharashtra government to set up a wine institute to train...