# Tomato prices rise as arrivals slump at Madanapalle market 2026-10-01T04:41:20+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tomato prices climbed in Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema districts after arrivals at Asia’s largest tomato market in Madanapalle dropped sharply. Only 62 metric tonnes reached the yard on Wednesday (30 September), down from 88 tonnes the previous day. First-grade tomatoes fetched Rs 410 for a 10-kg box, up from Rs 330 on Tuesday (29 September). In retail markets across Madanapalle, Kadapa, Tirupati and Kurnool, tomatoes sold at Rs 45 to Rs 50 a kg. The Madanapalle market, which normally handles 900 to 1,300 tonnes a day in peak season, is seeing lean arrivals due to adverse weather and increased festival harvesting. Traders said demand from other states during Dasara, Diwali and the Ayyappa Deeksha season could keep local prices around Rs 50 a kg or higher unless arrivals improve. The market is known for sharp volatility: first-grade tomatoes hit Rs 1,400 for 10 kg in June 2023 and crashed to Rs 9 a kg last year. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 70% single-day drop in arrivals at Madanapalle, which handles about Rs 350 crore in trade annually, has already pushed wholesale first-grade prices up by 24% in a day. The crunch stems from adverse weather and festival-linked harvesting, not from a single event. With weekly outflows of 2,000 to 3,000 tonnes to states like Telangana, Maharashtra and Delhi, the supply squeeze will ripple beyond Andhra Pradesh. The key pressure point is the next month: demand from Dasara, Diwali and the Ayyappa season will keep retail prices near Rs 50 unless arrivals recover sharply. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Straight market report with prices, volumes, and trader quotes, no political framing. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Agricultural Market Committee, Andhra Pradesh, Madanapalle Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tomato-prices-rise-as-arrivals-slump-at-madanapalle-market/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tomato-prices-rise-as-arrivals-slump-at-madanapalle-market/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/