Tomato Prices Have Increased 5 Times Due To Heavy Rains In Rajasthan: Wholesalers
NDTV
According to them, tomato prices have increased four to five times due to heavy rainfall caused by cyclonic storm Biparjoy followed by the onset of monsoon season that has destroyed the produce of farmers.
Prices of tomato as well as other vegetables have increased significantly in many parts of Rajasthan due to various factors, including heavy rainfall caused by cyclonic storm Biparjoy, according to wholesalers.
According to them, tomato prices have increased four to five times due to heavy rainfall caused by cyclonic storm Biparjoy followed by the onset of monsoon season that has destroyed the produce of farmers.
The prices of all vegetables have also increased by one to two times, they said.
Om Prakash Jain of Gurukripa, a wholesaler of vegetables in Muhana Mandi in Jaipur, said the produce of local farmers got destroyed due to the rains in the past days caused by Biparjoy cyclonic activity and it did not reach the local market.
