Not onions but this time tomato prices have raised up to a whopping price of Rs 100 per kg in several states. The situation was affected due to the sudden heavy rains and faced a decrease in the supply of fruit.
The Southern states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the key suppliers of tomatoes which are affected by floods, and heavy rains and this reduced the availability of the same in the market.
Also, as market experts say, the price may increase further and how much the situation might be scary people find a way to take it joyfully. While, in this hike in tomato rates, netizens have taken to Twitter and trended the hashtag #TomatoPrice by showering hilarious memes and we couldn’t get enough of them.
One user says, “Ek tamaar ki keemat tum kya jaano Ramesh Babu!!” and the other one says, “Isne bhi century thok di, pata nahi meri salary kab yahan pahuchegi.” Check out such more laughable memes below.
The other reasons are, the demand for tomatoes had increased in recent weeks across the country.