Where Tomato Is Grown
In Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor and Annamayya districts around Madanapalle grow large crops. In Karnataka, Kolar and Chikkaballapur are the big belt. Maharashtra grows tomato around Narayangaon and Junnar (Pune), Nashik and Sangamner. Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh (summer) supply the rest.
How Tomato Is Grown and Traded
Almost all commercial tomato is hybrid, raised in nurseries and transplanted, increasingly with drip irrigation, mulching and staking. Viral diseases and heavy rain are the main risks. Tomatoes move from the field in crates to the auction markets the same or next day and reach cities within two to three days. Because supply from one region rarely overlaps with another for long, traders follow the crop from state to state through the year.
Peak southern supply
Kolar and Madanapalle supply most of the year, with peaks in summer.Lean months
July–August, when monsoon rain damages crops and prices often spike.Winter
Plentiful supply from Maharashtra, MP and the plains; prices are usually low.Tomato Markets
- Madanapalle Tomato Market, Andhra PradeshAmong the largest tomato markets in AsiaAboutExplore
- Kolar APMC, KarnatakaMajor tomato market supplying many statesAboutExplore
- Narayangaon, Pune, MaharashtraWestern India tomato hubAboutExplore
- Pimpalgaon Baswant, NashikTomato and onion marketAboutExplore
- Azadpur Mandi, DelhiNorth India consumer marketAboutExplore
Processors
- Hindustan Unilever LtdKissan ketchup and tomato productsAboutExplore
- Nestlé India LtdMaggi saucesAboutExplore
- Del Monte Foods Pvt LtdKetchup and saucesAboutExplore
- Operation Greens (TOP to TOTAL)Ministry of Food Processing scheme for tomato, onion, potato and other perishablesAboutExplore
- Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)Subsidy for polyhouses, cold chain and planting materialAboutExplore
- 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
- 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
Quality and Grading
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.
Tomato by State
Tap a state for its districts, markets, government buying and buyers.
Processed Products
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