The tomato prices have dropped to just Rs4 per kilogramme in Sindh’s Mirpurkhas, leaving local farmers in despair.

The decrease in tomato prices has severely impacted farmers who cultivate the crop. One farmer expressed frustration, claiming that while the government imported tomatoes at a price of Rs400 per kilo, “they are now forced to sell their tomatoes at a mere Rs4/kg.”

He urged the government to take action to prevent further losses.

Moreover, the farmer noted that their crops were already devastated by floods and the plummeting prices have forced them to “let millions of rupees worth of tomatoes go to waste.”

With just two weeks remaining before Ramazan, tomato prices have significantly dropped due to an abundant harvest, resulting in an oversupply, reports said.

The decline has provided some relief to consumers already grappling with high utility costs while farmers are facing substantial losses from the price drop.

On residential streets and at roadside stalls in Karachi, vendors are reportedly selling tomatoes for Rs100 for five kilogrammes, though many of the tomatoes were not fully ripe. Others have charged the same price for only 2.5 to 3 kilogrammes.

In contrast, some retailers are still attempting to maintain higher profit margins, selling ripe tomatoes for Rs30 to Rs50 per kilogramme and rejecting the 5-kilogramme bags priced at Rs100, labelling them as substandard.