Vegetable prices account for 40% of a veg thali's cost and 22% for a non-veg thali, with onion and potato prices rising 46% and 51%, while tomato prices doubled
Unseasonal rains also damaged lemon crops during the flowering stage in several states in January and then, a heatwave while March-April harvesting crimped output. In April, prices leapt to unseen levels, reaching up to ₹200 a kilo.