Five tonnes of Nepalese tomatoes that will be offered tomorrow at a discounted price in the U.P. are now in transit: NCCF
About 5 tonnes of imported tomatoes from the neighboring nation of Nepal are already in route, according to cooperative NCCF, and will be sold in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday for a discounted price of Rs 50 per kilogram.
Ten tonnes of tomatoes will be imported from Nepal by the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd (NCCF).
For the benefit of the central government, NCCF procures tomatoes both domestically and via imports, and sells them at a reduced price to consumers who are suffering from the high cost of this kitchen essential.
The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry gave the go-ahead for the retail intervention.
Anice Joseph Chandra, the managing director of NCCF, said PTI, “We have ordered 10 tonnes of tomatoes from Nepal. In Uttar Pradesh, 3–4 tons of this were given yesterday. around 5 tons…is in route and will be sold tomorrow in UP at a discount.
She said that due to their limited shelf lives, imported tomatoes cannot be marketed in other regions of India.
In Uttar Pradesh, both imported and locally sourced tomatoes are offered for sale at certain areas via stationary stores and mobile vans.
Tomatoes from important producing states in the nation are being sold in Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan at a discounted price of Rs 50 per kg, she noted.
When asked whether tomatoes will be imported from Nepal in the future, Joseph Chandra said, “The imports from Nepal will be undertaken in a calibrated manner as domestic arrivals have started hitting to mandis in some states.”
According to her, the fresh tomato harvest has begun to arrive at wholesale mandis in Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh and prices are also down.
According to official statistics, the average wholesale price of tomatoes throughout all of India decreased to Rs 88.22 per kg on August 15 from Rs 97.56 per kg a month earlier.
Similar to this, the statistics indicated that the average retail price of tomatoes throughout all of India decreased from Rs 118.7 per kg to Rs 107.87 per kg.
Heavy rains in important procurement centers have put pressure on tomato prices.
