Tomato from A.P. to arrive in Kerala today
The Hindu
Horticorp procures 10 tonnes, to sell via Xmas-New Year markets
Ten tonnes of tomato will arrive in the Kerala markets from Andhra Pradesh on Monday as part of a market intervention measure launched by the Agriculture Department.
Procured by the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (Horticorp) from farmers in Mulakalacheruvu, the tomatoes will be available to the public through the Christmas-New Year markets which are on till January 1, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad said on Sunday. The tomatoes will reach the World Market at Anayara, Thiruvananthapuram, in the morning.
The department had launched the market intervention programme after vegetable prices shot up in November following crop damage in the southern States. At one point, tomato retail prices had touched ₹120 per kg in the Kerala markets.
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