Restaurants remove tomato rice and Chutney from their menu due to high vegetable prices in India

Restaurants across south India have dropped tomato rice and Chutney’s from the menu due to the high prices of vegetables in southern India. This major decision was taken by small hoteliers due to the rise in the price of crops, and tomato is not the only crop that has been affected by the spike. Prices of vegetables such as brinjal, ladies finger, drumstick, tomatoes, beans, and carrots have increased in the retail sector, putting family budgets at risk. This follows a price increase in cooking gas cylinders. Tomatoes, which sell for Rs 80 to Rs 100 in the wholesale market, are sold by merchants for Rs 120. Retailers sell brinjal for Rs 100 and upwards, while wholesalers sell it for Rs 70 to Rs 80. The price of drumstick, a vital component in sambar, has reached a new high of Rs 270 per kg. However, even if the rains might take a back seat in the coming days, the traders and businesses throughout Tamil Nadu believe that any relief from the state's increasing vegetable prices is ...