According to a report by Crisil, tomato prices in India saw a sharp decline in the last week of August, leading to a marginal change in the price of vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali. The price of vegetarian thali declined by 0.6% sequentially, while non-vegetarian thali prices were down by 30 paise. The rise in the cost of vegetarian thali can be attributed to the increase in tomato prices, which rose by 176% year-on-year. However, there may be some respite from September onwards as tomato prices have eased and the government has reduced prices of LPG cylinders by Rs 200.
