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Updated At: Jul 24, 2022 06:19 AM (IST)

Tomato growers are disappointed as the prices of the crop have plummeted in the past 12 days. - File photo

Tomato growers are disappointed as the prices of the crop have plummeted in the past 12 days. Farmers, who are coming to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Solan, to sell their produce, say that a crate of tomato weighing 25 kg was sold for Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,600 in June when the tomato season began, but now it was fetching only Rs 600 for the same quantity.

The rate has decreased from Rs 1,200 per crate of 25 kg to Rs 600 per crate. APMC Secretary

The APMC secretary says: “The tomato price fell from Rs 1,200 per crate of 25 kg to Rs 800. In the past 10 days, the rate has further decreased to Rs 600 per crate.”

Officials concerned say that many states have opted for early-yielding varieties of tomato due to which the crop is being harvested at least one-and-a-half months in advance there. The demand for the Solan tomato has therefore fallen, leading to decrease in its prices, they add.

The APMC, Solan, is the lone committee in the state where tomato is auctioned online. The tomato season began in the second week of June and 75 per cent of the crop has been sold till now. Being the peak season, growers were expecting a good price for their produce in the market but their hopes have been dashed. The season will end in the next fortnight.

Local tomato is sold in various states such as Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and Maharasthra. Known for its quality, tomato grown in Solan district fetches a high price in the market. It is the main cash crop of the area.

The farmers are now expecting a price correction in the coming days as the quality of tomato grown in the plains usually gets hit by disease-causing organisms after rainfall.

Tomato worth about Rs 1.5 crore is annually sold in the Solan APMC. The area under tomato cultivation has been increasing every year. In 2004, farmers produced 92,220 metric tonnes ( MT) of tomato on 2,500 hectares. The yield has now risen to 1,25,400 MT grown on 4,200 hectares.

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