Supply crunch pushes up prices of vegetables
The Hindu
Native variety of tomato sold at ₹120 a kg in retail market
The prices of tomatoes have started to escalate again in wholesale and retail markets of the city.
One kg of tomato was sold at ₹90 a kg in Koyambedu wholesale market on Monday. The native variety was sold at ₹120 a kg in retail stores. Similarly, hybrid variety cost ₹110 a kg in the wholesale market.
Wholesale traders said the dip in arrivals of tomatoes from major producing States had led to increase in prices.

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