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Surging prices turn tomatoes sour
Interestingly, farmers at Rythu Bazar are also not willing to sell tomatoes because they can’t get profit. Farmers have to spent not less than Rs 30 per kg to buy tomatoes in wholesale market. The marketing department fixes the prices of vegetables daily. Till Saturday, the officials fixed the price less than Rs 30 per kg. So, the farmers may not get benefit with the purchase and sale of tomatoes
Vijayawada: Rajiv Gandhi Wholesale Vegetable Market, which supplies vegetables to various markets and Rythu Bazars in the city, wears a deserted look due to non-availability of tomatoes, onions for the past few days. Only two trucks of tomatoes are transported from Madanapalle in Chittoor district.
Highlights:
- Rajiv Gandhi wholesale vegetable market is transporting only two trucks of tomatoes per day
- Traders say the exorbitant prices to continue for one more month
- New crop yield will come next month
- Farmers at Rythu Bazars unwilling to sell tomatoes and onions
There is no tomato crop in Krishna and Guntur districts. The Vijayawada market is solely depending on Madanapalle market in Chittoor district for the stock. Earlier, the Rajiv Gandhi market used to get 15 to 20 trucks of tomatoes each day. But, the traders are not willing to get more loads as the retailers are not willing to buy stocks from the wholesalers.
Ch Prasad, a wholesale tomato trader, said there is no tomato crop in Krishna and Guntur districts and the city is solely depending on Madanapalle market. He felt it will take one more month for reduction in price as new yield will come next month either in September or October.
Retailers are facing an uphill task of selling tomatoes at Rs 60 to Rs 70 in the retail market. Consumers are also avoiding purchase of tomatoes due to exorbitant prices.
Interestingly, farmers at Rythu Bazar are also not willing to sell tomatoes because they can’t get profit. Farmers have to spent not less than Rs 30 per kg to buy tomatoes in wholesale market. The marketing department fixes the prices of vegetables daily. Till Saturday, the officials fixed the price less than Rs 30 per kg. So, the farmers may not get benefit with the purchase and sale of tomatoes and avoided tomatoes trading.
Now, the farmers are asking the marketing officials to increase the selling price of tomatoes to Rs 35 to Rs 40 per kg so that they can continue the trading activity. K Ramana, a farmer in Swarajya Maidan Rythu Bazar, said the government will not take the risk of selling tomatoes at Rs 40 per kg at Rythu Bazar because it will damage the reputation.
He observed that the government may get backlash from Opposition parties that it had failed to check the prices of vegetables and tomatoes are being sold at Rs 40 per kg. The case is similar on onions too. Due to soaring prices of onions, the farmers at Rythu Bazars are reluctant to sell onions. Less than 10 per cent of farmers are selling tomatoes and onions in Vijayawada Rythu Bazars and depending on other markets or retailers.
By Md Ameen
