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00:00Chennai. Onion price drops for this reason. Check latest prices here.
00:10Onions and cooking. Onions are essential for cooking, and so are tomatoes. Housewives are
00:15worried about the increase in the price of both.
00:21Tomato and onion prices. Tomato and onion prices rose competitively. When onions touched
00:26100 rupees per kg, tomatoes were sold for 80 to 90 rupees per kg.
00:35Housewives' concerns. Housewives struggled to add more onions to their cooking as onion
00:39prices soared. People who used to buy in kilograms bought only half or one kilogram.
00:47Reasons for price hike. Large quantities of onions were exported as the ban on onion exports
00:52was lifted. Heavy rains also affected onion yield.
00:58Decreased onion price. With the arrival of the carve crop, onion prices are decreasing.
01:03From 100 rupees per kg, onions are now being sold 30, 5 to 40, 5 rupees per kg.
01:11What is the price of tomatoes? Tomato prices have also fallen. 1 kg of tomatoes is being
01:16sold for 15 to 20 rupees. As a result, housewives are buying more tomatoes.