date:Aug 05, 2013
d Rs 40-45 (0.65 to 0.75 dollar cents) per kg in Delhi. Generally during this time, prices of these vegetables should be around Rs 20 - 25 (0.32 - 0.41 dollar cents) per kg. But this year it has almost doubled. Prices of tomato are hovering around Rs 40 - 50 (0.65 - 0.75 dollar cents) per kg depending on the availability. There has been a crop loss in Delhi and its adjoining regions which has pushed up prices, said Dilip Gupta, owner of Shankar Vegetable Shop in Delhi's Malviya Nagar.
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