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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi

Tomato crisis hits India as rain ravages crops and prices rise 400%

A vendor waiting for customers at a vegetable market in Delhi.
Tomatoes are a staple of Indian cooking. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images

Listening to the chatter at Delhi’s vegetable markets, only one question is on everyone’s lips: just how much will a tomato cost today?

Prices of tomatoes, a staple of Indian cooking, have soared by more than 400% in recent weeks as the country has been gripped by a nationwide shortage.

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