Over the year, vegetables in Poland have risen in price by 32 percent. It’s a noticeable increase, but it’s still nothing compared to what’s happening to prices in India. Tomatoes have become so expensive that even Western food chains have been forced to change the menu.
Although subsequent inflation figures indicate that food prices are getting slower and slower, there are categories of products that are seeing their prices rise. We paid more than 32 percent for vegetables in July. over a year ago. - This situation is created primarily by resellers who wind up the current prices on store shelves. This year, wholesale sales of agricultural products are slightly more expensive than last year, comments Dr. Hubert Gonsinski from the WSB Merito University in Warsaw.
In India, the price of tomatoes increased by 400%.
However, rising vegetable prices are a global problem. In India, the price of tomatoes has risen by as much as 400%, so they have become a luxury vegetable. Home cooking Indians are less and less able to afford it, and tomatoes are a staple in Indian cuisine, but food chains also need to rethink their menus. McDonald’s and Subway have already removed them from their dishes, and now Burger King, operating in India, has announced this decision.
“Due to unpredictable quality and delivery conditions, we can no longer add tomatoes to our dishes. We believe that tomatoes will return to the menu soon. Until then, please be patient,” the burger chain wrote on social networks. Times of journalists India wanted to know the details, but the company’s press service did not answer them.
To cope with the shortage of affordable tomatoes, India has started importing them from Nepal and has set up a fleet of vans to deliver essentials at lower prices than before.
According to Reuters, this is bad for consumer sentiment, because parliamentary elections will be held in India in the second half of 2024. If the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to rule again, he has to deal with high prices.
Source: Wprost
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