Milk booths by Amul and Mother Dairy, a Kumbh phone by Reliance Jio, Dabur's toothpaste dispensers are among the many initiatives by brands steadying for a stint on haloed ground.
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All India average retail tomato price, which has shot up by 63 per cent to Rs 67 per kg over the last year due to unseasonal rains, are likely to soften from December with the arrival of fresh crop from northern states, the government said on Friday. In the case of onions, retail prices have substantially subsided below to the level that prevailed in 2020 and also 2019, it said. "Tomato arrivals from north Indian states will start from the beginning of December itself, which will add to availability and lead to fall in prices.
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On January 17, when the government decided to allow state-owned oil companies to sell diesel at market price to bulk consumers, companies in the alternative energy space saw the opening of an opportunity.
Onions, too, are expensive at Rs 60-70 per kg, while other major green vegetables are ruling between Rs 35 and Rs 90 per kg.
During this time of the year, potatoes and vegetables come from Punjab and Haryana.
While Amul recently expressed its intentions to raise pouched milk prices by five-seven per cent, or about Rs 2 per litre, other leading producers like Mother Dairy, Paras and Hatsun seem to be in favour of keeping prices unchanged.
Both companies are in talks with a Bengaluru-based non-governmental organisation, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture, for the supply of organically-grown vegetables to their canteens.
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Traders said wholesale prices are firm as supplies from producing regions have been lower in the past couple of days.
In Delhi, onions are being sold at Rs 50-60 per kg, but there were reports that in some posh colonies, vendors are even charging Rs 65-70/kg.
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Last week, the Union Cabinet decided to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to improve the domestic supply and control prices, which touched Rs 100 per kg earlier this month.
The move comes amid sharp increase in retail prices of onion since August despite the government's several measures to boost the supply and contain prise rise.
With states in north India imposing stricter measures to curb intra-state movement after April 20, makers of summer products such as air conditioners, refrigerators, colas, and ice creams are estimating a 25-60 per cent drop in yearly sales.
There was a delay in sowing of kharif onion because of late arrival of monsoon and later floods in many states damaged the crop.
Sales of refrigerators were higher this year versus last year.
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The crop is currently trading at Rs 22 a kg compared to Rs 12.50 one month ago.
The Centre will utilise huge network of post offices across the country to sell subsidised pulses, mainly tur, urad and chana, to ensure availability in the ongoing festival season.
Onion prices had peaked to Rs 57 per kg on August 22.
In upmarket colonies, the bulb, a key ingredient in many Indian dishes, cost as high as Rs 70-80 a kg.
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Retail tur dal prices on Monday shot up to Rs 200 per kg despite the government's steps to boost supply and check prices, aggravating consumers' woes.
Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were ruling at Rs 60 per kg today as supplies were below normal.
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In the coming weeks prices are expected to further cool down as new crop from Karnataka has started coming into the market.
The prices of tomato are continuously moving up with the onset of monsoon due to strained supplies and higher wholesale prices in key producing states.
In the last 15 days, the rates have gone through the roof and the key vegetable is being sold at Rs 80-100 per kg by local vegetable vendors depending on the quality and locality.
With this joint venture, the company is looking to take complete control of the entire process - from collection of fresh milk to processing and then to introduction of value-added products such as cheese deserts, cheese rolls and lollypops.
Because of the reluctance to intervene structurally in the political economy of onion trade, the BJP is paying the price till today and might continue to do so in the forthcoming election to the Delhi assembly.
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