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India: Tomato price crash in Karnataka prompts highway blockade as farmers seek higher returns

Aug 11, 2026

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by

prahlad@bigmint.co

in Perishables, Tomato

Tomato prices decline to INR 50-60/box, one-third of cost of production and transport Farmers seek INR 300/box as higher arrivals from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh glut markets Hundreds of tomato growers blocked a national highway near Chikkamanahalli market in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district on 8 August, protesting a sharp decline in tomato prices and alleging…