Exports to Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Oridsha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have also been hit with the local markets receiving high yields. “After transporting the produce to the market in rented vehicles, we are getting less than Rs 6 a kg. We can neither take them back nor sell them at such low prices. So, we are discarding the tomatoes on the roads,” Ramanjaneyulu, a farmer, told TNIE. Tomatoes were cultivated in 6,500 hectares this year, with each farmer investing Rs 30,000 per acre.
