North India to Witness Higher Tomato Prices This Winter


Undoubtedly, reported heavy rains in Uttarakhand have devastated Tomato crop and other vegetables in major growing areas. In fact, Tomato is being imported in Rishikesh from Delhi, Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh.



We at WeatherSys analysed historical data of market arrivals of Tomato during December 2014 to February 2015. Total of 1061.8 tonnes of Tomato were received in these mandis for dispatch.  Arrivals of Tomato in top 10 mandis of Uttarakhand during this period were as under:

Top 10 mandi of Uttrakhand in period of Dec to Feb 2014-15
Mandi
State
Arrival (tonnes)
Haldwani
Uttrakhand
894
Dehradoon
Uttrakhand
70.1
Rishikesh
Uttrakhand
70
Haridwar Union
Uttrakhand
9.2
Tanakpur
Uttrakhand
5
Vikasnagar
Uttrakhand
4.8
Kashipur
Uttrakhand
3
Ramnagar
Uttrakhand
2
Khateema
Uttrakhand
1.8
Sitarganj
Uttrakhand
1
Jaspur(UC)
Uttrakhand
0.5
Kotadwara
Uttrakhand
0.4
Total

1061.8


During the corresponding period arrivals of Tomato in top 5 mandis of India were as under:

All India tomato arrival in period of Dec to Feb 2014-15
Mandi
State
Arrival (tonnes)
Mysore (Bandipalya)
Karnataka
28670
Shivpuri(F&V)
Madhya Pradesh
28666
Mulakalacheruvu
Andhra Pradesh
23630
Chintamani
Karnataka
13205
Howly
Assam
6850
Total

101021


This comparative analysis done by using metGIS_Agro ®.  Live data for major crops/mandis of India can be seen at   www.weatherindia.net



Therefore, contribution of Uttarakhand mandis has barely been 1% of the total arrivals of just top 5 mandis on all India basis during same period.  Normally, it should not have major impact on prices of Tomato. 

However, Uttarakhand grown tomatos are mainly supplied to markets in Delhi, Chandigarh and other major cities of North India.  Consequently, the prices in North India is expected to be higher than rest of the country.  The increase in North Indian prices is expected to have bullish sentimental effect on Tomato prices on all India basis during December 2015 to February 2016.


Likely Distribution of Rainfall on All India Basis 






Rainfall forecast on all India basis created in real time using metGIS_Agro ® 


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