Panaji: Sharp increase in tomato prices over the past week not only encourages runny fruit from the kitchen, also ensuring that beer is cheaper in a tourist country.
While the popular Retail Goa Kings Pilsner at Rs 60, one kilogram of tomatoes competed with gasoline, around Rs 100 / kg.
Even because of amonal rain pushed higher tomato prices, the price of alcohol in Goa was mostly stable, producing a tiples enjoying a lighter gold irony that was lighter in the wallet than red.
Although it is true that some tomatoes are available for around Rs 70 / kg (still more expensive than one liter of kings), this, according to an angry shopper, “Without a positive hope and not worth buying” – words will not be used to describe the improvement of courage Liquid them.
Meanwhile, while tomatoes disappeared from chili and omelette, some families buy red fruit in a lower amount, hoping that the price will immediately stabilize.
For those who have a deeper bag, shoot the crisp blue RS 100 notes for kg of tomatoes is new.
Not only local beers that have been beaten tomatoes.
Even 750ml of Kingfisher or Tuborg, with Rs 85 per bottle, cheaper than kilograms of kitchen.
The price of fuel is also at high, with gasoline retail at Rs 96 per liter and diesel at Rs 87 per liter.
Goa – who has one of the lowest alcoholic taxes in this country, produces cheap liquor – depending on its neighbors for vegetables.
It’s a source of around 150 tons of red fruit from Hubbali and Beleagavav every day.
This demand is even higher this December, like a horde of tourists crushing the country.
Vegetable suppliers say that prices have shown decreased trends, and are expected to be normalized over the next two weeks.
However, until then, those who have a strict budget and need to choose one above the other, beer will definitely be lighter in the pocket.