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Govt plans to sell subsidized tomatoes in bid to tame prices
Mint Chennai
|June 23, 2026
The government is preparing to sell tomatoes at subsidized rates through cooperative outlets to cool a price surge driven by supply disruptions, according to two government officials aware of the development.
The proposed market intervention comes amid a sharp increase in tomato prices, with the all-India average retail price rising to ₹44.36 per kg, up from ₹34.43 per kg a year ago, the officials said. The issue was discussed by the department of consumer affairs last week.
In several local markets, tomatoes are currently being retailed at ₹60-70 per kg. Retail tomato prices have jumped in India, the second largest producer globally, due to delays in arrivals, weather-related disruptions in producing regions, and lower market supplies during the transition between crop cycles. To be sure, in some localities of Delhi, including Greater Kailash, tomatoes are being sold at around ₹92 per kg.
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