Vellore sources have stated that the price of tomatoes has been dipping in Vellore, touching as low as Rs. 5 per kilo this week and after soaring to almost Rs. 80 per kg a few months ago, the price of tomatoes have dropped to Rs. 20 and this week, it came down to Rs. 8 and then to Rs. 5.
Meanwhile A. Balu, president of Vellore Town Nethaji Market Kaikari Vyabarigal Sangam has stated that a major chunk of tomatoes that arrives at Vellore comes from Andhra Pradesh and the drop in prices might be good news for consumers, but it is not so for shopkeepers and selling tomatoes at such low rates is not profitable for traders as the supply is more, tomatoes are available everywhere.
Balu also added the prices of most vegetables have come down, and the popular thorny brinjal, which is locally produced, is priced at Rs. 15 to Rs. 20, while brinjal varieties from Andhra Pradesh and Ottanchatiram in Dindugal cost Rs. 6 to 7 this week.
Sources have mentioned the cost of other vegetables ladies’ finger (Rs. 10), beans (Rs. 15), carrot (Rs. 20-Rs. 30), avarakkai(Rs. 20), beetroot (Rs. 15), cabbage (Rs. 10-Rs. 15), peas (Rs. 50-Rs. 60), drumstick (Rs. 20), snake gourd (Rs. 15), bitter gourd (Rs. 20), radish (Rs. 15), ginger (Rs. 40 (new) and Rs. 60 (old)). A bunch of coriander costs between Rs. 15 and Rs. 30.
