[Sports] The Great Indian Tomato Mystery: Why your curry costs more than ever

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Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2025 in Parliament on Friday, ahead of the Budget presentation on February 1. According to the survey, the prices of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes are hitting the Indian consumer's wallets hard.  
 

Anubhav Mukherjee
Updated
31 Jan 2025, 06:31 PM IST
 

 

Tomatoes, onions, and potatoes are the most price-sensitive vegetables in India, affecting the headline food inflation.
The Government of India tabled the Economic Survey 2024-25 report on Friday, January 31, in Parliament ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget presentation on February 1. The economic report card of India showed that due to the uneven monsoon, tomato, onion, and potato prices are hitting the average consumer's pockets hard. 

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“Uneven monsoon-induced supply disruptions in certain regions caused price pressures, mainly in tomatoes and onions, contributing to higher inflation rates in vegetables and overall food inflation,” according to the survey report.

The report also highlighted that tomatoes, onions, and potatoes (TOP) are considered to be the most price-sensitive vegetables, which affect food inflation and the overall consumer price index (CPI) basket.

Economic data showed that the average food inflation rate in the first three quarters of the financial year 2024-25 was 6.5 per cent, which is 1.9 per cent lower than the current rate. 

 

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