Tomatoes in India too expensive. Who's playing the trick?
@aninditasen (18198)
Raurkela, India
July 4, 2023 5:24am CST
It since few days that tomatoes in India have become so expensive ( Rs 100 to 150), that it has become just a name in the common man's kitchen. With most states of India having their own production of tomatoes, they need not be imported and yet this price rise.
In Odisha each district grow their own produce of tomatoes and farmers are screaming that they are getting hardly 7 to 10 rupees per kg, then it's for sure that the middlemen and the government is playing very dirty game.
No government has got the right to spoil production like this just for their vested interest. The poor farmer is losing both money and his produce that he can't store for long. All farmers can't afford the cost of a cold storage in India. Who's eating up the cream?
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
4 Jul 23
It is the same here..too expensive. I am sorry that is so bad Anindita.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
4 Jul 23
@RebeccasFarm , And it is not only the tomatoes.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
4 Jul 23
I wish they could do that. Some farmers have land to grow but no finance to travel and here comes the greedy middle men.
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@allen0187 (59761)
• Philippines
4 Jul 23
Most likely it is the middlemen behind he increase in prices.
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@allen0187 (59761)
• Philippines
5 Jul 23
@aninditasen good point.
The government is in it as well.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
7 Jul 23
@allen0187 Yes, they are. The middlemen are the pets of politicians.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
5 Jul 23
The middlemen cannot do it without the green signal of the government.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
5 Jul 23
This is nothing new There are always dirty games played
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
5 Jul 23
@aninditasen You have to ask the government at the centre They are busy filling the coffers of the rich
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
7 Jul 23
@allknowing Not only the coffers of the rich but their iron chest too, that too illegally.
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
5 Jul 23
I know but it's strange this time as tomato is produced abundantly in most states of India, especially Odisha.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
6 Jul 23
That doesn't happen for small farmers in India. They remain poor throughout their life.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
7 Jul 23
@nela13 I know it's very unfair. It's here that they are cheated by the middlemen. Their produce should be acquired my the government.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
6 Jul 23
Maybe. It's a purposeful crisis. This happens in India often.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
7 Jul 23
@CarolDM The whole world has changed into a dishonest hub where it has become difficult to survive.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
6 Jul 23
@aninditasen Happens here often as well, unfortunately.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
5 Jul 23
It is terrible depriving the common man of some staple food. Most Indian dishes use tomatoes.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
5 Jul 23
The big shots here are those politicians running the government and the middlemen.
@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jul 23
Big tomatoes here are like 85 cents for one. I love tomatoes so best I can do is get canned tomatoes, The fresh ones even don't taste very good,
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
6 Jul 23
Here fresh tomatoes are very tasty. We use them in Indian dishes and for salads and chutney too.
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@sathviksouvik (23241)
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5 Jul 23
thanks Arunimaji lovely share. You mentioned tomatoes. Even ginger, brinjal, chillies in Calcutta have become very expensive. There must be illegal hoarding go on.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
6 Jul 23
There maybe some illegal hoarding but small farmers are suffering as some families have stopped buying tomatoes.
@stapllotik (1935)
• India
4 Jul 23
Unfortunately, it seems that the middlemen and some government officials are engaging in an underground game and dancing on the same tune, ignoring the interests of ordinary people and farmers.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
4 Jul 23
That there is something very evil going on underhand is very evident.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
5 Jul 23
That sounds like a mean and terrible game the governments playing.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
7 Jul 23
That's to keep the farmers hungry and deprived. This government has become a thorn in the common man's eye.
