After tomatoes, rising prices of onions and potatoes are making people cry

New Delhi, 27 September 2020 Sunday

Vegetable prices have skyrocketed across the country, and ordinary countrymen have been plagued by rising prices. Tomato prices have been falling for a few days now, while onion prices are making people cry. The current price of potatoes is Rs 40-60 per kg. This price competition between potatoes is not going to stop right now.

In the country, from Jammu to Kanyakumari and from Surat to Guwahati, potatoes are being sold at Rs 27-60 per kg and tomatoes at Rs 20-100 per kg. Is. However, on Sunday, onions reached Rs 60 per kg in the NCR retail market, while tomatoes fell to Rs 60 per kg. Most of the green vegetables except milk are priced above Rs 40. Cauliflower is being sold at Rs 80 per kg.

The government has taken immediate steps to curb onion prices and has banned all types of exports with immediate effect so that onion exports do not increase. Farmers in Maharashtra are protesting against the government's decision. Despite the rise in onion prices, heavy rains in the southern and western parts of the country are affecting the supply of tomatoes as far as the rise in tomato prices is concerned.