Tomato Prices Sharply Crashed across Rayalaseema

Tomato prices have crashed sharply across the Rayalaseema region, dealing a severe blow to farmers cultivating the horticultural crop. 

A bumper harvest in districts such as Anantapur, Nandyal, Kurnool and Kadapa has led to a glut in markets, resulting in a steep fall in prices. At the Pattikonda market in Kurnool district, tomatoes are being traded at as low as Rs 8 per kg. 

Retail prices have also dropped to Rs 8- Rs 10 per kg,



pointing to an even weaker situation in wholesale trade. Supermarkets, which were selling tomatoes at around ₹40 per kg earlier, have reduced prices to about Rs 15 per kg.

Farmers say the crash has left them struggling to recover cultivation costs. “We are not getting remunerative prices. 

For the past three years, tomato prices have been crashing just when the crop is ready for harvest,” said a farmer from Pyapili in Kurnool district.