Vegetables Price Hikes: Wherever inflation increases in India, it is the middle class that has to bear the brunt. And especially when things are related to the kitchen. Vegetables are the most important thing for cooking. Tomato and onion, if you make any vegetable without them. So it doesn’t have the taste that comes with them.
But if we talk about the past few times. There has been a significant increase in the prices of tomato and onion. And not only tomatoes and onions, but potato, the most common vegetable used in Indian kitchens, has also become very expensive. Why are the prices of these vegetables increasing? Let us know.
Why are the prices of onion and tomato increasing?
If we talk about the past few years, onion prices had increased significantly. Due to which the Indian government had to ban the export of onion. In December last year, the Indian government had completely stopped the export of onion. But recently, a few days ago, the government has lifted the ban imposed on onion. There has been a slight change in the prices of onion due to the sudden disease on export of onion.
Tomato prices had increased by more than 50 percent in January this year. Tomatoes, which were available for Rs 20 per kg, were being sold at rates of more than Rs 50 per kg. At present, tomatoes are available at prices 40 percent higher than their normal price. In fact, due to lack of adequate arrival in the mandis, an increase in prices is being seen.
Potato prices also rise
Potato is the most used vegetable in India. If we talk about the past few times, there has been an increase in the prices of potatoes also. If we talk about the last month, the prices of potatoes have increased by 12 percent. This increase is being seen in some places due to damage to the potato crop.
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