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Consumers continue to see red due to pricier tomatoes as retail prices of the kitchen staple soared up to ₹162 per kg on Thursday across the country due to tight supplies caused by rainfall in many parts.
Among metros, retail tomato prices remained highest at ₹152 per kg in Kolkata, followed by ₹120 per kg in Delhi, ₹117 per kg in Chennai, and ₹108 per kg in Mumbai, according to the data maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry.
The all-India average retail tomato price was ruling at ₹95.58 per kg on Thursday.
A maximum rate of ₹162 per kg was quoted in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, while the minimum rate was ₹31 per kg in Churu district of Rajasthan, the data showed.
Tomato prices remained high in other major cities in the country.
In Gurugram, retail tomato price was ruling at ₹140 per kg, at ₹110 per kg in Bengaluru, ₹107 per kg in Varanasi, ₹98 per kg in Hyderabad and at ₹90 in Bhopal on Thursday.
Normally, tomato prices spike during July-August time of the year as harvesting and transportation of highly perishable commodity supplies get affected due to monsoon.
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