With edible oil consumption of 23.87 million tons per year, India is an important palm oil market. Indonesia and Malaysia are aiming to increase consumption by the middle class who have had a negative perception of palm oil.
According to a TOI report, the APMC Vashi director Shankar Pingale, mentioned that the wholesale rate for tomatoes ranged between Rs 80 to Rs 100 per kg. However, due to the unfortunate Lonavala landslide incident, subsequent traffic jams, and diversions, the supply intended for Vashi Market faced disruption, leading to a temporary surge in prices. The director expects the supply to resume within a few days, but this didn t account for the recent price increase during the weekend.
Diwali is a festival where we all get ready to clean the house, to decorate our houses, to bring gifts, to bring mithai and different kinds of kandli to diya, and to buy all these things. We get the best deals for the shopping list. The local market is a perfect place to go and shop. This also promotes local businesses
As many as 141 Mumbai residents who had not traveled abroad recently tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Thursday, the civic body said.