India's tomato and other vegetables prices have skyrocketed as rain affects the supply

After rain disrupted supply, tomato prices in Madurai touched Rs.60-70/kg wholesale and Rs.100/kg retail on Wednesday. Other vegetables, such as brinjal, beans, tubers, and other root vegetables, have also increased in price by roughly Rs.20/kg, according to vegetable sellers. Tomatoes cost Rs.100 per kg in Trichy. According to vendors from Gandhi market, one of the reasons for the increase in vegetable prices is the ongoing wedding season. On a daily basis, 20 to 30 trucks of tomatoes arrive at Gandhi market from Andhra Pradesh, Bengaluru, Theni, and Oddanchathram. Rain over the previous several days, however, has disrupted normal supply, resulting to a price increase, according to C Prakash, a wholesale merchant from Gandhi Market. The supply of vegetables, particularly tomatoes, was hampered after rain damaged fields, according to P S Murugan, president of the Madurai Central Vegetable Market Wholesale Traders Association. "The tomato price went up to Rs.100/kg a few days ago, ...