Vegetable prices soar; tomato sold at over ₹54 a kg, Indian beans ₹70
The Hindu
Situation likely to ease in a fortnight according to officials
Kitchen budgets went haywire with prices of vegetables going northwards.
A kg of tomatoes cost ₹54, while lady's finger, Ivy gourd, brinjal., etc are sold at above ₹40 a kg. Indian beans are available only if one is willing to shell out ₹70 a kg, while its hybrid version is sold at ₹60 a kg.
So are the prices of onions. The Maharashtra variety onions are sold at ₹36 a kg, while Kurnool variety onions are sold at ₹28 a kg. And, these prices are prevailing at Rythu Bazaars.
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