Nashik: Tomato prices crash to Rs 80-100 per 20 kg crate; farmers abandon crops as losses mount

Bharat Ghandat Nashik, Oct 24 (UNI) Tomato growers in Nashik district are facing another major financial crisis as prices have plunged to rock-bottom levels in the market. A 20-kg crate of tomatoes is fetching just Rs 80 to Rs 100, leaving farmers struggling to recover even the cost of harvesting and transporting their produce to market yards. With prices falling below the cost of basic operations, several farmers have reportedly decided to leave tomatoes unharvested in their fields rather than incur further losses. Tomato farmers are left with just Rs 25-Rs 45 per 20-kg crate after accounting for harvesting and…