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<keyword id="19895282" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai" source="keywords">Mumbai</keyword>, The cost of a representative home-cooked vegetarian thali has witnessed a 5 per cent on-year increase in January, while that of the non-veg thali declined 13 per cent, a report said on Wednesday. According to <keyword id="20489875" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="crisil-market-intelligence-and-analytics" source="keywords">Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics</keyword> (MI&amp;A) Research '<keyword id="20489770" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rice-roti-rate" source="keywords">Rice Roti Rate</keyword>' estimates, the rise in prices of ingredients like pulses, rice, onion and tomato made home-cooked veg thali costlier in January, while decline in poultry rates helped in the fall in non-veg thali rates. The cost of the veg thali increased due to a surge of 35 per cent and 20 per cent year-on-year in prices of onion and tomato, respectively, said the report. Prices of rice (accounting for 12 per cent of the <keyword id="18314113" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="veg-thali-cost" source="Orion">veg thali cost</keyword>) and pulses (9 per cent) also increased by 14 per cent and 21 per cent y-o-y, respectively, it added. Meanwhile, the decline in the cost of the non-veg thali was due to a 26 per cent fall in broiler prices in January, compared to the same month last year, amid higher production, the report stated. However, sequentially, the cost of the veg and non-veg thalis fell 6 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively. The ease in cost was due to a decrease of 26 per cent and 16 per cent month-on-month prices of onion and tomato, respectively, with higher domestic supply of onion amid export curbs and fresh tomato arrivals from the northern and eastern states, the report said. The cost of the non-veg thali declined faster due to an 8-10 per cent month-on-month dip in prices of broilers, which account for 50 per cent of the cost, it added.

Rising tomato & pulse prices push up veg thali cost in January, but non-veg thali costs come down

<ul><li>The prices and supply of tomatoes were hit after erratic and extended monsoons affected tomato-producing states.</li><li>Tomatoes and onions are are used in at least 60% of common Indian recipes. </li><li>Government is moving stocks of tomato puree into outlets, and sales will begin tomorrow at Delhi and NCR region. </li><li>The ministry also asked the tomato producing states to regularly interact with wholesale markets, traders and transporters to ensure regular supply. </li></ul>Indian households have been struggling this festive season as the retail prices of tomatoes went as high as ₹60-70 per kilogram (kg). Tomato and onion---which also rose to ₹50-60 per kg--- are used in at least 60% of common Indian savory recipes. This affected the lifestyle of most Indians. In Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), the supply of tomatoes has been hit too. But the Union Government is looking to remedy the situation. “To mitigate the shortfall in availability of tomatoes in Delhi, Safal has agreed to provide tomato puree from all its outlets in Delhi at ₹ 25 per 200 gram pack which is equivalent to about 800 grams of tomatoes,” said a press release by the Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs. This decision was taken after the chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on the issue. 
 
 
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 Stocks of tomato puree are being moved into outlets and sales will begin tomorrow at Delhi and NCR region. The sizes of these packs are also growing. For example, a larger pack of 825 grams worth ₹85 will also be made available, and is equivalent to about 2.5 kg of tomatoes. But the citizens hopefully won’t have to subsist on puree for a long time. The prices and supply of tomatoes were hit after erratic and extended monsoons affected tomato producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka. “The representatives of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare informed that supply will normalize in the next 10 days as monsoon rains are already receding,” the Secretary assured. The ministry also asked the tomato producing states to regularly interact with wholesale markets, traders and transporters to ensure regular supply. “The same is being reiterated to four major tomato producing States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, so that prices normalize and supply is augmented immediately,” the Secretary said.

Indian government is offering puree as an alternative to costly tomatoes

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Burger King in India has taken tomatoes off the menu due to food inflation, per <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/burger-king-says-tomatoes-vacation-india-battles-food-inflation-2023-08-16/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>.</li><li>Signs outside two outlets in the country explained that it's because tomatoes "need a vacation" too.</li></ul>Burger King in India has stopped serving tomatoes as a result of food inflation in the country, which is at its highest this week since January 2020, per <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/burger-king-says-tomatoes-vacation-india-battles-food-inflation-2023-08-16/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>.But two of the fast-food chain's outlets in India have decided to put a lighthearted spin on explaining the ingredient's absence."Even tomatoes need a vacation... we are unable to add tomatoes to our food," signs posted outside these two outlets said, per Reuters. Burger King, which has over 400 outlets in India, is the latest fast-food giant in the country to remove the ingredient from their menus, per Reuters.McDonald's in India stopped serving tomatoes in July due to quality concerns as a result of shortages in supply, per <a href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/companies/mcdonalds-drops-tomatoes-from-menu-items-temporary-issue-prices-shortage-17150031.htm">CNBC TV18</a>.Following McDonald's, Subway in India also dropped tomatoes from its menu that same month, the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/after-mcdonalds-some-subway-outlets-drop-tomatoes-from-sandwiches-and-other-dishes/articleshow/102037408.cms?from=mdr">Times of India</a> reported.Like McDonald's, notices outside a few Subway outlets in New Delhi attributed the unavailability of tomatoes due to quality issues."Despite our best efforts, we are not able to get adequate quantities of tomatoes which pass our world class stringent quality checks. Hence for the time being we are forced to serve you products without tomatoes," a notice at a Subway outlet at the New Delhi airport read, per the Times of India. The prices of tomatoes have increased drastically in recent months.The daily average retail price per kilogram of tomatoes was 119.16 rupees, or $1.43, on July 16, up from 34.66 rupees, or $0.42, almost one year ago on August 16, 2022, per <a href="https://fcainfoweb.nic.in/Reports/DB/Dailyprices.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from India's Department of Consumer Affairs.In an effort to manage the tomato crisis, the Indian government has organized a fleet of vans to sell the crop at cheaper rates across the country, per Reuters.The National Cooperative Consumer's Federation of India <a href="https://twitter.com/Nccf_India/status/1682614049186500609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1682614049186500609%7Ctwgr%5Efced103d5a6719e5259b9147dd7658cfe1dcd60d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Findia%2Fsome-subway-india-outlets-drop-tomatoes-citing-poor-quality-amid-price-surge-2023-07-22%2F">posted a video on X</a> — formerly known as Twitter — depicting the scene at one of these initiatives. In the video, many people can be seen queuing to buy tomatoes from a truck. Ironically, the current tomato shortage in India comes right after a bumper harvest that caused prices to crash, per <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/asia/india-tomatoes-shortages-climate-change.html">The New York Times</a>.In May, some farmers even resorted to dumping tomatoes on the road because they were unable to sell them, per the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/farmers-dump-tomatoes-on-roads-as-prices-crash/articleshow/100367606.cms?from=mdr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Times of India</a>.Burger King did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.

Burger King in India says tomatoes 'need a vacation' too — they have been removed from the menu due to inflation

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