A McDonald's outlet in Karol Bagh put up a notice mentioning the removal of tomatoes from products for the "time being". The decision comes amid record-high prices of tomatoes across India.
In the national capital, retail tomato prices have surged up to Rs 140 per kg in the Delhi-NCR region due to the supply disruption from the producing centres owing to rains.
The prices of tomatoes have skyrocketed in Indian markets. National Capital Delhi, Bengaluru, and UP are among the states seeing a Rs 100 - Rs 120 / kg price in the retail market. And in fact, in many other places, the price of tomatoes has gone up to Rs 70 per kg. But what's the reason behind this sudden surge in prices? Watch to find out.