Keeping vegetable prices stable is turning out to be a tough task with more items turning pricey this week in Kerala markets. Retail prices of tomato and shallot have shot up to ₹100 a kg due to low arrivals from other States, say traders. Several other items, including ginger, green chillies and beans, also remain expensive.
Tomato prices have witnessed an almost overnight jump, according to traders. At the Connemara market in Thiruvananthapuram, the vegetable cost ₹100 a kg on Wednesday. Wholesalers in Kochi say movement of the vegetable has slumped to about 60% of the normal level. This has happened almost overnight and without any warning. The market closed for the week on Saturday on a quiet note. But on Monday, the price went up to at least ₹100 a kg in several markets in and around Kochi and retailers sold it for about ₹110 a kg. Only a week ago, tomato was being sold at ₹45 to ₹50 a kg in the State.
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