NCCF sold 560 tonnes of tomatoes, people are buying fiercely, Rs 70 per kg
The National Cooperative Consumer Federation of India (NCCF) has sold 560 tonnes of tomatoes at a subsidized rate in the last 15 days in Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. While the retail prices of tomatoes are still very high. The union initially started selling tomatoes at Rs 90 per kg, but later reduced the price to Rs 70 per kg.
At what price is the union selling?
For the last one week, NCCF is selling tomatoes at the rate of Rs 70 per kg in all the three states. NCCF is selling tomatoes on behalf of the Central Government to provide relief to consumers from high prices.
How much tomato sold so far?
At the same time, another cooperative organization NAFED is selling tomatoes in Bihar and other states. On selling tomatoes through the government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), NCCF Managing Director Anees Joseph Chandra said, “The facility was launched three days ago in Delhi-NCR and 2,000 packets have been sold so far.” The price of tomato on the platform is Rs 70 per kg and the quantity has been fixed at two kg per consumer.
They said,
We are going to expand online sale of tomatoes so that consumers can buy without any hassle. Delivery is free.
What is the price of tomato in Chennai?
According to the consumer affairs ministry, the all-India average retail price of tomato till July 29 was Rs 123.49 per kg, while the maximum rate was Rs 193 per kg. And the minimum rate was Rs 29 per kg. The data shows that on July 29, the price of tomato was Rs 167 per kg in Delhi, Rs 155 per kg in Mumbai and Rs 133 per kg in Chennai. However, on Sunday, the price reached around Rs 200 per kg in Chennai. Local traders can increase the price up to Rs 250 per kg in a week.
