Indian agricultural products are experiencing reduced production and soaring prices, with continuous production due to extreme weather conditions | crops | weather
In recent times, India has experienced continuous extreme weather, with sustained high temperatures and rainfall seriously affecting crop growth, leading to a decrease in fruit and vegetable production, logistics disruptions, skyrocketing fruit and vegetable sales prices, and affecting people's lives.
Since June, India has been experiencing continuous high temperatures, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in many areas, resulting in reduced crop yields. On the one hand, waterlogging and floods caused by continuous rainfall reduced crop yields; on the other hand, rainstorm also brought challenges to transportation and logistics. Bridges in some areas were washed out, and roads were flooded, leading to transportation difficulties.
Wet weather makes crops prone to spoilage, coupled with reduced yields and transportation difficulties, leading to skyrocketing prices of various vegetables including spinach, cabbage, and luffa. For Indian residents, tomatoes are an essential vegetable in their daily lives, with a normal selling price of 5 to 10 rupees per kilogram. Recently, the retail price has reached as high as 100 rupees per kilogram.
Vegetable wholesaler Santo Xu: Previously, tomatoes were generally produced locally. The production is large, so the price is cheap. But the recent continuous rainfall has caused damage to crops, and the vegetables sold now are all transported from far away places. Due to a shortage of goods and limited supply, prices have increased.
According to the forecast from the Indian Meteorological Agency, due to the influence of the monsoon, multiple states in India will continue to experience rainfall, with heavy rainfall in the western, eastern, and northeastern regions in the coming days, which may further increase fruit and vegetable prices.
CCTV reporter gathered: The prices of tomatoes and other vegetables in various parts of India have risen sharply. Affected by multiple factors such as heavy rainfall, vegetable prices have increased nationwide in India.