Tomato prices surge as rains damage crop"Tomato supply to Azadpur mandi has dwindled as rains have damaged the crop. At the wholesale level, prices have appreciated from ₹20 per k...
12 Aug, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
Tomato prices drop by 60% in a monthAccording to government figures, inflation for potato and tomato rose 23.86% and 158.78%, respectively, in June. The inflation on account o...
13 Jul, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Tomato, mango prices soar across India as heatwave scorches cropMango production in Uttar Pradesh, the largest producer, is expected to be the lowest in two decades, with 80% of the crop being damaged du...
28 May, 2022, 05.09 AM IST
Higher fuel and food prices dampen festive spirit for Indians“There had been heavy rains in the last two months which have impacted both onions and tomatoes. The onions that were stored got damaged du...
26 Oct, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
Blame the heat wave, vegetable prices have risen 40% in a weekIn April, wholesale prices of food rose 3.4 per cent but fruits and vegetable prices were up 14 per cent.
11 Jun, 2019, 08.13 AM IST
Estimates show likely dip in fruit, vegetable productionFruit production in the 2018-19 crop year is likely to drop to 99.92 lakh tonnes from 117 lakh tonnes in 2017-18.
30 Mar, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Note this! Chef’s specials going off the platterChef Sharad Dewan of The Park, Kolkata, is worried about the upcoming wedding season, and especially about his burratta cheese supply.
26 Nov, 2016, 01.52 AM IST
Vegetable prices up due to heatwave, tomato may cost Rs 50/kgPrices of food articles, which have a 14 per cent weight in the wholesale price index, rose 4.23 per cent in April and vegetable prices ros...
19 May, 2016, 10.39 AM IST
Monsoon registers a disturbing dip over weekend, dry patch may continueIn the next four days rains are going to be light concentrated over the east, north east and parts of western India, the weather office has...
29 Jun, 2015, 04.14 AM IST
Authorities keeping strict watch to avoid hoarding by traders in case of poor monsoonOfficials in the department of food and supplies in Delhi govt said traders face a jail term of seven years if they were convicted for hoar...
06 Jun, 2015, 06.07 AM IST
Heavy rain over last fortnight damages a third of crop, fruits affectedThe country already incurs post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetable worth Rs 2 lakh crore per year due to lack of storage and processing...
16 Oct, 2013, 04.14 AM IST
Prices of vegetables like brinjal, bottle gourd and cabbage retreat as the clouds clearPrices of brinjal, bottle gourd and cabbage have already fallen up to 15% in the past one month although onions and potatoes have risen.
19 Sep, 2013, 09.52 AM IST
Heavy rains send vegetable prices soaringWhile retail prices are shooting up, prices of some vegetables in wholesale markets, such as Delhi’s Azadpur mandi, remain low.
02 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Recent diesel price hike putting pressure on vegetable, fruit and fish pricesThe recent diesel price hike is putting pressure on vegetable, fruit and fish prices.
25 Jan, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
Maharashtra gets tough with seed companies selling dudsCompanies that sell vegetable seeds to farmers have come under the scanner in Maharashtra following a rise in complaints about dud seeds.
21 Feb, 2012, 08.27 AM IST
- Poor rains push up vegetable prices
Vegetable prices have gone up again as rains weaken in the country. Veggies in Mumbai and Pune have been selling upward of Rs 50-60 per kg ...
06 Jul, 2011, 02.15 AM IST
- Tomato growers now face huge losses on price crash
The local crop from Delhi, Madhya Pradesh has started coming to the local markets from October. Thus there is no demand for tomatoes from M...
15 Oct, 2009, 12.31 AM IST