In the last two months, tomatoes prices increased by 50 per cent in most states, and 25 per cent in the last two months, according to a recent survey by LocalCircles, a digital community-based platform.
The findings showed that households that bought tomatoes via the organised retail and e-commerce channels paid 10 -- 20 per cent more than those who bought via local markets.
The average amount of households paid to buy tomatoes this year was higher than in 2020, according to the survey. More than 19,000 responses were received from the LocalCirlces survey, of which 41 per cent came from Tier 1 cities, 33 per cent from Tier 2 cities and 26 per cent from Tier 3, 4 cities and rural districts.
On average, 44 per cent of the 10,025 respondents said they paid more than 60 Kg for tomatoes. About 31 percent of households said they are paying Rs 50 59 for tomatoes, 23 percent said they are paying Rs 60 69 for tomatoes, 21 percent said they paid Rs 70 or higher, and only 8 percent said they are paying Rs 30 49 to buy tomatoes.
In September 2021 LocalCirlces found that the highest percentage of households paid Rs 60 kg of tomato in India, which has increased by 25 per cent to Rs 75 in 2 months.
The price paid by most households in large or Tier 1 cities was Rs 100 kg, while it was on average Rs 70 kg in tier 2 and 3 cities, while households in smaller towns and rural locations paid between 50 and 60 kg.
On average, 34 per cent of 9,543 respondents buy tomatoes and other vegetables via organised retail and e-commerce channels, while 66 per cent buy them locally.
The report said that the trade of these perishable vegetables in the retail market goes up at different rates in different states because of several factors, which is why the trade of these perishable vegetables goes up at different rates in the retail market. The high prices of diesel that crossed Rs 100 in many states in early November were some of the reasons why higher prices were caused by disruption of supplies, unchecked trade regulation, and unchecked trade regulation.
21 per cent of respondents have someone at home to purchase tomatoes online via an app for home delivery, and 10 per cent said someone at home call the local vendor for home delivery. About 13 per cent of households said that someone at home visits the organised retail store, and 25 per cent said that someone at home visits the market to purchase products from the local vendors.