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The price of a kg of tomato, which had touched ₹100 in the retail market on Thursday dropped a bit, and was sold at ₹85-90 per kg in the city on Friday.
Traders noted that there was a slight increase in the number of lorries that brought produce from other parts of the State and this led to the slight dip in the price.
Normally, Koyambedu wholesale market, the hub of perishable goods, received 60-70 lorry loads of tomatoes in June and July. But, the market had been receiving only half the load in the past few weeks owing to lack of rainfall and low yield.
On Friday, arrival of additional five lorry loads eased the escalating cost. Only 25% of tomatoes arrived from the State Tamil and the rest was sourced from neighbouring States of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Small onions were also priced high owing to fewer load arrivals and was even sold up at ₹110 per kg in retail market.
P.Sukumar, joint secretary, Koyambedu Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers Merchants Association, said the cost of many vegetables was beginning to dip this week. Several vegetables such as carrots and beans that were costlier were now priced at least 20 % lower now.
“We expect prices tocome down further once the Tamil month ‘Aadi’ started in a few days. The cost of tomatoes too would stabilise in a week or ten days. Arrivals to the market would improve. However, there would be less demand for vegetables due to Aadi month and this would bring down prices,” he said.
