Tomatoes, onions continue to be dearer at most markets
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:15.11.2021
Tomatoes and onions continue to be costly in the city's neighbourhood markets.
On Sunday, while tomatoes were available for ₹80— ₹90 per kg, onions were selling for ₹60 in most markets. Drumsticks were being sold for ₹15, ₹20 and ₹28 in various retail markets such as Nandanam, Adyar and Virugambakkam, respectively.
According to official sources with the Koyambedu Wholesale Market, the volume of tomatoes that the city is receiving has slashed by 50%. On an average, the city's wholesale market records an arrival of 80 trucks of tomatoes, each with a capacity of 15 tonnes. This is now down by 40 trucks. At Koyambedu, tomato was selling for ₹70 per kg on Sunday.
Thyagarajan, president of Koyambedu Wholesale Tomato Traders Association, said that tomatoes were expensive across all southern states as the crops had got damaged due to rain. “The cost of tomatoes will continue to be on the higher side because the market is yet to receive adequate quantity of stock. It may take about one month for prices to stabilise,” he said. Onion was also costly because of a supply issue, he added.
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