Consumers are fretting about high tomato prices, which rose 64.5% on a month-on-month basis in June (over May 2023), according to official data | Latest News India
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Tomato prices have surged recently due to supply disruptions caused by heavy rainfall, leading to some farmers becoming overnight millionaires. A farmer in Karnataka, Rajesh, reportedly earned around Rs 40 lakh after selling 800 bags of tomatoes.
A truckload of tomatoes worth Rs 21 lakh went missing amid suspicion of another theft connected to Karnataka, which is fast gaining notoriety for such incidents. The police found the missing tomatoes had been sold at a local vegetable market in Ahmedabad by the driver who had disappeared along with the vehicle.