NBC NEWS – Tomato prices surged 341% year-to-date, from 24.68 rupees per kg to 108.92 rupees per kg as of July 11, data from the Department of Consumer Affairs showed. Flooding in major tomato-producing states like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka has been a key driver to the price surge, according to India’s National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, a council dedicated to agricultural research. “Due to excess rainfall in these states, tomato [crops have] been highly affected… A large part of the tomato crop has been destroyed due to rains and flood,” the council stated.
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been highly affected… A large part of the tomato crop has been destroyed due to rains and flood,” the council stated.
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