The price of a kilo of tomatoes is 600 rupees!

Consumers and traders in Nuwara Eliya have been hit hard by rising prices of vegetables.

At the Nuwara Eliya weekly market, vegetables cost Rs. 400 per kg of tomatoes. More than 600 have been sold.

Weekly market traders say trade has been hit by rising vegetable prices.

As there will be a shortage of vegetables in a few more weeks, there is a risk that the price of vegetables will go up further.

As a result, Nuwara Eliya weekly market traders report that consumers are at risk of being pushed into a more difficult situation.

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