About Tomato
Tomato is grown across India year-round but cannot be stored long, which is why its prices swing so sharply. Processors turn it into ketchup, puree and paste.
Where Tomato Is Grown in Himachal Pradesh
The main tomato districts of Himachal Pradesh are Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla. Himachal Pradesh is India's second apple state and a leading supplier of off-season vegetables, seed potato and cut flowers such as carnation. Its orchards and terraced fields also grow plums, apricots, peas, ginger and hill rajma.
Season in Himachal Pradesh
Grown year-round in different regions; lean months July–August. Exact arrival dates in Himachal Pradesh depend on local sowing and the monsoon, so check current arrivals before planning purchases.
How Tomato Is Sold in Himachal Pradesh
Farm produce is sold through regulated APMC market yards under the state's agricultural produce marketing law, run by the state agricultural marketing board, with many yards linked to eNAM. The Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC) supports fruit growers.
Key markets for Tomato in Himachal Pradesh
Other major markets in Himachal Pradesh
State Agencies in Himachal Pradesh
Tomato has no minimum support price, so it is bought almost entirely by private traders, processors and exporters. State marketing bodies regulate the markets and support farmer producer organisations.
- HP State Agricultural Marketing BoardRegulated marketsAboutExplore
- HPMCFruit marketing and processingAboutExplore
Quality and Price Notes
Tomatoes are graded by size, colour stage and firmness. Traders sending fruit long distances buy at the "breaker" or turning stage so that it ripens on the way. Round, firm, thick-skinned hybrids are preferred for transport; processing varieties need high solids and deep red colour.
Buyers, Processors and Exporters
These companies and bodies buy, process or export tomato across India, including from Himachal Pradesh. Tap a name for details.
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporter (KayBee)AboutExplore
- Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company LtdNashik · farmer-owned FPO; fruits and vegetablesAboutExplore
- Ninjacart (63 Ideas Infolabs Pvt Ltd)Bengaluru · B2B fresh produceAboutExplore
- BigBasket (Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd)Online groceryAboutExplore
- APEDAExport promotion, residue monitoring and registrationAboutExplore
- Namdhari Seeds Pvt LtdBengaluru · vegetable seedsAboutExplore
- East-West Seed India Pvt LtdAurangabad / Bengaluru · vegetable seedsAboutExplore
- VNR Seeds Pvt LtdRaipur · vegetable seedsAboutExplore
- Syngenta India Pvt LtdVegetable seedsAboutExplore
- Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Pvt Ltd)Jalna · vegetable hybridsAboutExplore
- Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (India) Pvt LtdBengaluru · vegetable and flower seedsAboutExplore
Research and Advice in Himachal Pradesh
New varieties, crop advice and seed for tomato growers in Himachal Pradesh come from the state agricultural universities below and from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each district.
- Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestryNauni, SolanAboutExplore
- CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi VishvavidyalayaPalampurAboutExplore
Tomato in Other States
Andhra Pradesh · Karnataka · Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra · Odisha · Gujarat · Chhattisgarh · Telangana · West Bengal
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