Prices of tomatoes are set to fall further amid increased supply from key producing states.
As on Dec. 21, the key vegetable turned cheaper by 12.9% compared to a week ago and by 23.7% compared to the preceding month, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said in a statement.
On average, tomatoes cost Rs 47.5 for every kilogram, the data showed, with people from Pune paying the least, at Rs 34 per kg. That's a significant decrease from a month earlier when prices hovered over Rs 100 a kg, when unseasonal rains hampered produce.
That's been attributed to higher supply to India’s major markets from Rajasthan.
Wholesale prices are forecasted to dip even more as stock from other tomato-producing states will add to inventory by December-end, the data showed.
The government also expects that with subdued rains, there will be no more supply-chain disruptions, adding to a foreseeable drop in prices.