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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Patrons of McDonald's will have to do without tomatoes in their burgers for now, as some of the fast-food giant's India outlets have dropped it from their menu, citing "non-availability" of high-grade tomatoes. Consumers took to Twitter on Friday to report the missing veggie, at a time when prices of tomatoes have been on the boil. Tomato prices have soared almost 1.4 times to Rs 123/kg in Delhi. The average price across India was estimated at Rs 100/kg, against Rs 45 a year ago, according to consumer affairs ministry data. Aditya Shah, a Sebi-registered investment adviser, posted an image of a McDonald's store in Delhi notifying customers about "temporary unavailability" of tomatoes. "Despite our best efforts, we are not able to get adequate quantities of tomatoes which pass our stringent quality checks," read the notice issued by the management at Connaught Plaza Restaurants ( CPRL ), which runs the McDonald's nort