Ministerial Description: What action has been taken to reduce the price of tomatoes?
The minister said the increase in prices was due to heavy rainfall in states including andhra pradesh and other districts. Agriculture minister M.R.K. Panneer Selvam has said that the authority is taking steps to control the inflation in tomato prices. He had advised the authorities to intensify surveillance measures to curb hoarding as prices have gone up.
Due to the continuous rainfall in tamil Nadu, the prices of essential commodities including tomatoes and onions are going up sharply.
Tomatoes in particular have been sold for up to 150 rupees per kilo. The public has accused the traders who are taking advantage of the continuous rainfall and raising the prices of vegetables, including tomatoes. But traders deny this statement as they say that... if supply increases, prices will automatically fall. Tomato prices have skyrocketed at the salem Gateway vegetable market. Farmers say that due to the continuous rains, the flowers on the tomato plants have fallen off and the yield has been affected. Thus, housewives are shocked that a kilo of tomatoes, which sold for 40 rupees last week, is now selling for 80 rupees. In this situation, if the supply is further reduced, the price of tomatoes may exceed 100 rupees. The public has been started demanding the government in order to bring down the price of tomatoes under control. In this connection, the minister of Agriculture MRK. Panneer Selvam said that tomato prices will soon be brought under control. Work is in progress to improve the farmer's market plan, and vehicles will be arranged to increase vegetable production and to bring productive vegetables to market in the vicinity of the market.
