Tomato Price: The rising price of tomatoes is spoiling the taste of the people. Instead of buying expensive tomatoes from the market, they are retaining the taste by buying tomato puree and tomato ketchup. For those who want to add a new flavor to the chutney the vegetable with the taste of tomato. Tomato puree is available in the market for 850 grams box at 90-110 and 100 to 150 rupees for one kg of ketchup.

Dehradun, Jagran Correspondent. These days the general public is troubled by the onslaught of inflation. Tomato prices are troubling people. Tomato, which was once easily available in the market for Rs 30 to 40 per kg, has reached around Rs 200 these days. From housewives to hoteliers have found a new way to avoid inflation.

Instead of buying expensive tomatoes from the market, they are retaining the taste by buying tomato puree, tomato ketchup. For those who want to add a new flavor to the chutney the vegetable with the taste of tomato. Tomato puree is available in the market for 850 grams box at 90-110 and 100 to 150 rupees for one kg of ketchup. The situation is such that now even the common people are demanding to bring tomato puree to the sellers of tomatoes on the cart.

Tomato demand has increased two and a half times

According to chutney wholesaler Ramesh Tiwari, there is a huge shortage of tomatoes at this time. Tomato is out of the common man’s budget. At the same time, some people are also buying, then they are buying in small quantities. In such a situation, the demand for tomato puree has increased. We have tomato puree and ketchup from 4 companies including Gold, Anne’s Day. Talking about Dehradun city, on the first day 15 to 20 boxes used to be used, which has now increased to two and a half times i.e. 50 boxes. It is much cheaper than tomato, so from hotels to the common man is using it.

Ketchup being used in restaurants

According to Subhash Raturi, director of Mandua King restaurant in Mianwala, the earlier tomato sauce was made, but now tomato ketchup is used for fast food items. Although tomatoes are being bought for the things in which tomatoes are used as salads, the demand is less than before.

Waiting for tomatoes to become cheaper, till then puree will work

Housewife Pratibha, a resident of Dharampur, says that tomatoes used to be expensive earlier also, but after a few days, the prices used to become normal. This time there has not been much difference in the price of tomatoes for more than a month. In such a situation, the puree is being used for breakfast and food for children going to work. Anita Devi, a resident of Patel Nagar, told that at first they were waiting that tomatoes would be cheaper when the prices did not come down, they were using tomato puree as an alternative.