India banned tomatoes in Pakistan

[Lonewarrior]

Tamatar strikes.. )

We don’t need your tomatoes, Punjab agriculture minister tells India.

https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/02/we-dont-need-your-tomatoes-punjab-agriculture-minister-tells-india/

 

[Syed1]

My God now what will we do.... surely the end is near

 

[Lonewarrior]

My God now what will we do.... surely the end is near

Tamatar ko tarsay ga pakistan ... )

 

[Syed1]

Tamatar ko tarsay ga pakistan ... )

Jaan jaye par karahai na jaye

 

[AAli98]

Keep them & throw them on modi at his rallies!!

 

[Major]

Not something to laugh about.

Tomatoes are a common used item in Pakistani household, and with continues inflation, lets hope this embargo doesn't led to rise in prices of tomatoes in Pakistan. Again this matters, as every household, be in urban or rural use tomatoes. Price changes on basic commodities like wheat affects everyone.

Wonder what the price change will be.

Though, India's loss would be inflow of money it receives.

 

[troodon]

This is silly from India.

Hurting common man in Pakistan when the culprits are pak army and the organizations they support.

 

[PakLFC]

We'll just have to get some from elsewhere!! Do Indian people realise how foolish they are looking!?

 

[emranabbas]

 

[emranabbas]

 

[slipcatch]

Why oh why so petty ?

 

[emranabbas]

We have our own tomatoes we don't use Indian tomatoes anyways

 

[Suleiman]

This is silly from India.

Hurting common man in Pakistan when the culprits are pak army and the organizations they support.

Exactly. Y’all be tripping.

Indians panicking, Pakistan about to seal this game with a six after statement from , forget Imran’s address.

 

[mustang]

Is this really a silly move or something with deeper implications? I think people in Pakistan should think about it seriously and not look at it from a surface value.

#1 - You have a near staple commodity used by 95%+ of your 200M population and some part of it being sent to you by an "adversary" entity. Now India is stopping this staple which means whatever percentage of this staple commodity faces a higher substitution cost. Translation - people will require the tomatoes they need as part of daily consumption, so now this has to come from a more expensive route (another nation, homegrown or something else). This means some level of ding to your economy.

#2 - This could be a phased out strategy with an initial smaller test case - "let's hit them first with tomatoes, see if that has an effect and continue with other staples/commodities"

I would be more scared of any hit on a population's daily staple Vs. some embargo on your latest Shaheen missiles. End of the day, it is sad that it will be the every day people who will suffer thanks to all the terrorist support the nation is providing.

 

[emranabbas]

We have stopped importing from India long ago...
Report from 2017

https://financialtribune.com/articl...omy/73201/pakistan-to-import-tomato-from-iran

 

[mustang]

We have stopped importing from India long ago...
Report from 2017

https://financialtribune.com/articl...omy/73201/pakistan-to-import-tomato-from-iran

Interesting, thank you for sharing this. If they import no tomato from India, then the move is symbolic and probably a dummy test case for other moves down the road.

 

[Nostalgic]

Didn't we move to Iranian tomatoes?

Besides, there's always Alfredo sauce.

 

[Pak Warrior]

Ireland 1845 - The Great Potato Famine

Pakistan 2019 - The Great Tomato Famine ?

 

[slipcatch]

Sabzical Strike from India

 

[CricketCartoons]

My bloodlust will not be satiated till india stops importing pakistani mangoes, which are the worst mangoes i have ever tasted.

 

[Slog]

Is this really a silly move or something with deeper implications? I think people in Pakistan should think about it seriously and not look at it from a surface value.

#1 - You have a near staple commodity used by 95%+ of your 200M population and some part of it being sent to you by an "adversary" entity. Now India is stopping this staple which means whatever percentage of this staple commodity faces a higher substitution cost. Translation - people will require the tomatoes they need as part of daily consumption, so now this has to come from a more expensive route (another nation, homegrown or something else). This means some level of ding to your economy.

#2 - This could be a phased out strategy with an initial smaller test case - "let's hit them first with tomatoes, see if that has an effect and continue with other staples/commodities"

I would be more scared of any hit on a population's daily staple Vs. some embargo on your latest Shaheen missiles. End of the day, it is sad that it will be the every day people who will suffer thanks to all the terrorist support the nation is providing.

pakistan and india have very little trade ties so nothing really will make a big impact

 

[ARK Rafay]

pakistan and india have very little trade ties so nothing really will make a big impact

Exactly. It really depends on the percentage of Tomatoes that come from India. I doubt the number is high enough to be considered this issue very seriously.

 

[Madplayer]

Sabzi-cal strike

 

[BlackShadow]

With the highest hunger and malnutrition levels in South Asia already, this Sabzi-cal strike can make things worse for Pakistan.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Is this really a silly move or something with deeper implications? I think people in Pakistan should think about it seriously and not look at it from a surface value.

#1 - You have a near staple commodity used by 95%+ of your 200M population and some part of it being sent to you by an "adversary" entity. Now India is stopping this staple which means whatever percentage of this staple commodity faces a higher substitution cost. Translation - people will require the tomatoes they need as part of daily consumption, so now this has to come from a more expensive route (another nation, homegrown or something else). This means some level of ding to your economy.

#2 - This could be a phased out strategy with an initial smaller test case - "let's hit them first with tomatoes, see if that has an effect and continue with other staples/commodities"

I would be more scared of any hit on a population's daily staple Vs. some embargo on your latest Shaheen missiles. End of the day, it is sad that it will be the every day people who will suffer thanks to all the terrorist support the nation is providing.

I suggest you should have do some research on Pakistan agriculture market. From April tomatoes from Baluchistan used to come in market followed the crop of Singh & then Punjab. Actually this ban is some kind of blessing that this time local farmers will earn enough to put a good food on their table. Since last 4 5 years tomatoes potatoes & onion farmers are suffering from heavy losses Bcz of Indian crops in market.

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

With the highest hunger and malnutrition levels in South Asia already, this Sabzi-cal strike can make things worse for Pakistan.

I am expecting a bigger procession ag Modi of Indian farmers.

 

[Greenstorm]

Food is one thing we should never worry about. We produce enough to feed ourselves and the prices are generally low.

 

[imrankhannsu]

You must be kidding me! Tomatoes?? Indian politicians trying to be funny here?

 

[90MPH]

Trade is non exsistent in any case.

So these petty measures are all that is left to do.

 

[Syed1]

Indian tomatoes might mostly be seen in Lahore region. I've never seen or heard of Indian tomatoes in Karachi.



No wonder Lahoris are selling pulao in the name of biryani



And "Sabzi-cal strike" well done Madplayer )

 

[Bhaijaan]

One does not simply eat our tomatoes.

Whattay patriotism yaar

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Sabzi-cal strike

Priceless )

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Rofl at sabzical strike.superb [MENTION=147221]slipcatch[/MENTION].

 

[cric_man]

Apparently we import $2 Billion worth of stuff from India plus smuggled/grey market as well. We need to re-evaluate all items imported and start finding alternatives. I know MRF tires is a big seller in Pakistan especially for Trucks. Those need to have 500% duty imposed

 

[slipcatch]

Subzi-cal strike was never going to be successful to begin with, not Just Pakistan but few other countries have banned Indian Tomatoes.

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[Bewal Express]

Great optics from Ind govt, but banning the export of Tomatoes, when they are already banned makes them look silly.

 

[Swashbuckler]

This is so childish. Kindergarten children will do a much better job of running India.

 

[last_knight]

This agriculture trade across Indo-Pak border is complex. So sometimes one country even ends up buying its own products that had crossed border.

 

[WebGuru]

So are you guys going to send the tomatos or not?

 

[PakPremi]

So are you guys going to send the tomatos or not?

Apparently Indian farmers are now unhappy that their tomatoes have lost value and they cannot sell them enough in their country.

 

[Zeeraq]

Tomato Farmers in Tears as Prices Plunge to Rs 2/kg After Pakistan Import Ban

New Delhi: A steep fall in prices of tomatoes has led to an unprecedented crisis for farmers in Maharashtra. Nearly five lakh farmers in the state are affected as wholesale price has come down to just Rs 2 per kg.

Farmers said that till a week ago, tomatoes were being sold at Rs 10-12 per kg to traders and around Rs 40 per kg in retail markets. While their share has come down to just Rs 2, it is still being sold for Rs 20 by retailers, they said.

The sudden price drop has two main reasons - bumper crop this year and an import ban by Pakistan.

Every year, nearly 30-40 per cent of the total cultivation of the crop is exported to Pakistan via Srinagar, Wagah and Attari. This season, Pakistan has stopped import due to political reasons.

With the entire crop of tomatoes arriving in the local market, the prices are declining.

As the issue is directly related to the farmers of Maharashtra, it is a cause of concern for BJP government. BJP legislator from Dhule, Subhash Bhamre, has discussed the issue with union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Suresh Prabhu.

https://www.news18.com/news/india/t...rs-2kg-after-pakistan-import-ban-1867721.html

 

[Fatima Khan0007]

we can grow our own tomatoes

 

[Arham_PakFan]

New Delhi: A steep fall in prices of tomatoes has led to an unprecedented crisis for farmers in Maharashtra. Nearly five lakh farmers in the state are affected as wholesale price has come down to just Rs 2 per kg.

Farmers said that till a week ago, tomatoes were being sold at Rs 10-12 per kg to traders and around Rs 40 per kg in retail markets. While their share has come down to just Rs 2, it is still being sold for Rs 20 by retailers, they said.

The sudden price drop has two main reasons - bumper crop this year and an import ban by Pakistan.

Every year, nearly 30-40 per cent of the total cultivation of the crop is exported to Pakistan via Srinagar, Wagah and Attari. This season, Pakistan has stopped import due to political reasons.

With the entire crop of tomatoes arriving in the local market, the prices are declining.

As the issue is directly related to the farmers of Maharashtra, it is a cause of concern for BJP government. BJP legislator from Dhule, Subhash Bhamre, has discussed the issue with union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Suresh Prabhu.

https://www.news18.com/news/india/t...rs-2kg-after-pakistan-import-ban-1867721.html

This article states that Pakistan banned the import of tomatoes, but the Samaa article has said India has banned exports. Which is true?

 

[imrankhannsu]

I feel sorry for the hard working farmers and traders. They seem to be collateral damage.

 

[ARK Rafay]

This article states that Pakistan banned the import of tomatoes, but the Samaa article has said India has banned exports. Which is true?

Earlier everyone was saying India banned tomatoes.

 

[finalfantasy7]

did this cause a recession in Pakistan

 

[troodon]

we can grow our own tomatoes

If you can, then you would not be importing them.