Chandigarh, Aug. 3 -- Tomato prices have shot up 100% at the apni mandis in just a week- from Rs.50 per kg on July 26 to Rs.100 per kg on August 2 - due to erratic supply. Retail shops are selling it at Rs.120/kg.

Komal Sharma, incharge of Apni Mandi, Punjab Mandi Board, in Chandigarh, said, "The production of Punjab-grown tomatoes gets adversely affected due to increase in temperature and untimely rains. Generally, our local production stops by mid-July. When this happens, we import tomatoes from the hills. But due to incessant rains and landslides in Himachal, the supply has taken a hit, leading to a steep spike in rates."

She added that the rates are changing every day but it might drop to Rs.50 to Rs.60 per kg once the weather clear...