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middle a High retail prices of tomatoes Across the country, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that when compared to the prices from last year, there is not much difference in the average price of the commodity.
“Tomatoes are the only commodity whose price has increased during the week. We all know that due to the unseasonal rains, tomato prices have gone up and as soon as tomatoes start arriving from Himachal Pradesh and some places of Karnataka, the prices will drop.” years.
He added, “The prices of potatoes and onions are under control. If we compare the average prices (for tomatoes) from this time last year, they will not differ much. The prices of onions and potatoes are lower than they were last year.”
#He watches | Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, “Tomatoes are the only commodity whose price has increased during the week. We all know that due to unseasonal rains, prices of tomatoes have gone up and as soon as tomatoes start arriving from Himachal Pradesh… pic.twitter.com/d3GDzt6ENV
– Ani (ANI) July 2, 2023
For the past two weeks, the retail price of tomatoes has exceeded 60 rupees/kg in towns and cities across the country – it was selling for more than 100 rupees/kg in some places on Tuesday. Tomato prices have gone up in major metro cities like Bengaluru, Kanpur, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Describing the price hike as a “seasonal phenomenon,” Goyal said the world had praised India for its efforts to curb inflation. He added, “It brought relief to the people and we were also able to reduce the level of inflation again to 4-4.5 percent.”
“We have been able to control the prices of rice, wheat, oil and other materials this year,” he said.
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