Farmer garlands minister with onions on stage in protest over price drop
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Farmer garlands minister with onions on stage in protest over price drop

India Today  

Maharashtra Fisheries Minister Nitesh Rane faced an unusual protest on Monday when a farmer placed a garland of onions around his neck during a religious event in Maharashtra's Chirai village. Earlier on Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar urged the BJP-led Centre to remove the 20 per cent export duty on onions to provide relief to farmers grappling with plummeting prices. He noted that the arrival of fresh crops has led to a surplus in agricultural markets, forcing farmers to sell their produce at significantly lower rates, averaging Rs 2,400 per quintal. The export duty, imposed earlier this year to stabilise domestic onion prices, has drawn widespread criticism from farmers and political leaders in Maharashtra.

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As prices fall, onion farmers seek relief
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

As prices fall, onion farmers seek relief

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A 50% drop in procurement prices of onions in the last 15 days has led to major losses for farmers. The central government should immediately lift the export duty as this is not the time to retain it because there is no shortage and the rates have crashed,” said Bharat Dighole, founder president of Maharashtra state onion producer farmers …

Farmer detained as he garlands minister Nitesh Rane with onions
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Farmer detained as he garlands minister Nitesh Rane with onions

Hindustan Times  

The drop in onion prices and its impact on onion growers got reflected in the state when an angry onion farmer garlanded state minister Nitesh Rane with onions onstage during a religious programme of Nivruttinath Maharaj in Chirai village, Nashik on Monday night. The farmer was later identified as Mahendra Lahu Suryavanshi and an offence under Bharati Nyay Sanhita 223 …

Govt to dispatch 150 tonnes of onions by road to combat rising prices in Jammu & Kashmir
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt to dispatch 150 tonnes of onions by road to combat rising prices in Jammu & Kashmir

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The ministry of consumer affairs has decided to disptach 150 tonnes of onions to Jammu and Kashmir to cool prices of the essential commodity, two people aware of the development said. A shipment of 840 tonnes of onions by rail arrived at Changsari station in Guwahati on 5 November and was distributed in various districts of Assam, Meghalaya, …

Why Maharashtra election is to blame for onion-less salad, runny gravy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Maharashtra election is to blame for onion-less salad, runny gravy

India Today  

"Kandyawar bola ", shouted an onion farmer as PM Narendra Modi was addressing a rally at Nashik's Pimpalgaon during the Lok Sabha election in May. The price rise has also raised questions about the role of the upcoming Assembly election in Maharashtra, as the central government has shied away from putting a restriction on onion exports. ONION PRICES, A KEY …

Heavy Rains and Supply Issues Hit Onion Prices in India
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Heavy Rains and Supply Issues Hit Onion Prices in India

ABP News  

Heavy rains and supply issues have pushed onion prices up in India, with prices currently ranging between Rs 60 and Rs 80 per kilogram. This increase is primarily attributed to heavy rainfall in major onion-producing states, which have damaged crops and disrupted supply chains. The government has initiated retail sales of onions from its buffer stock and launched a 'Kanda …

Govt starts selling onions at ₹35/kg to contain rising prices, improve local supplies
4 months ago

Govt starts selling onions at ₹35/kg to contain rising prices, improve local supplies

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government started selling onions at ₹35/kg on Thursday to contain rising prices, replicating the step taken to cool rising tomato prices earlier this year. “The subsidised onions will be sold in Delhi NCR and Mumbai in the first phase,” Union minister of consumer affairs and food distribution Pralhad Joshi said while launching the initiative. The subsidised onions …

Onion Prices Stay High At Rs 45 Per Kg Amid Ongoing Supply Shortages
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Onion Prices Stay High At Rs 45 Per Kg Amid Ongoing Supply Shortages

ABP News  

The cost of necessities in a vegetarian kitchen continues to increase, with onions seeing the most notable price jump. According to a report by The Economic Times, onion prices have surged past Rs 50 per kilogram in many metropolises, marking a 25 per cent increase since July. At Lasalgaon, Maharashtra, India's largest onion trading hub, the average price of onions …

Onion farmers detained ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Nashik
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Onion farmers detained ahead of PM Modi’s visit to Nashik

The Hindu  

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nashik, over 50 farmers and Opposition parties from the Maha Vikas Aghadi were detained in different police stations in Nashik. Farmers were detained since 7 a.m. in their respective tehsils and villages in Nashik district and were released only after 5 p.m. Editorial | A sob story: On onion exports There are …

Anger among farmers may hurt Mahayuti's Maharashtra Lok Sabha poll prospects
8 months ago

Anger among farmers may hurt Mahayuti's Maharashtra Lok Sabha poll prospects

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Nandkumar Akangire, 50, has 15 acres of land at Renapur tehsil in Latur district where he cultivates soybean. Across 8 constituencies in Marathwada and at least 4 constituencies in western Vidharbha where 80 per cent of Maharashtra ‘s soybean crop is cultivated, there is palpable anger about procurement prices which are now below minimum support price--MSP is at ₹4,600 …

Onion farmers pick holes in govt statement allowing export
8 months, 1 week ago

Onion farmers pick holes in govt statement allowing export

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Farmers and opposition parties in Maharashtra raised their voice against the central government’s decision to lift the ban and allow export of white onion from Gujarat, the BJP leaders shared a statement of central government agencies allowing 99,150 metric tons of onion export to six countries. Onion farmers pick holes in govt statement allowing export The ruling BJP government …

Letters to The Editor — April 9, 2024
9 months ago

Letters to The Editor — April 9, 2024

The Hindu  

Exports, underpriced India is an agrarian nation. They are affected by the volatility of domestic markets and the pressure of selling their produce to moneylenders, who would have given them loans at usurious rates of interest. It is disheartening that the government is selling onions to the UAE at ₹120 a kg, but pays farmers a pittance. S. Ramakrishnasayee, Chennai …

Drop in small onion prices in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts affects farmers
1 year ago

Drop in small onion prices in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts affects farmers

The Hindu  

Slide in the procurement price of small onions in Tiruppur-Coimbatore belt, that have almost 7,500 acres under small onion cultivation, has left the farmers in distress. The ban on onion export till March 2024 by the Central government and higher arrivals from Maharashtra have led to decline in prices, say wholesale traders in Coimbatore. In the wholesale Coimbatore market, the …

Centre ready to purchase unsold onions from farmers: Devendra Fadnavis
1 year ago

Centre ready to purchase unsold onions from farmers: Devendra Fadnavis

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday told the legislative council that the Centre is ready to purchase onions from farmers that remain unsold. Mr. Fadnavis said that he has discussed the issue of onion farmers with Union minister for consumer affairs,food and public distribution Piyush Goyal when he met the latter in Mumbai on Saturday. The ban …

Pawar joins farmers’ protest against onion export ban
1 year ago

Pawar joins farmers’ protest against onion export ban

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress party chief and former union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Monday joined street protests by farmers against the export ban on onions at Chandwad in Nashik district. “The BJP government at the centre has no respect for the hard work of farmers and that’s why it takes policy decisions against the interests of farmers,” said Pawar, assuring …

Centre blames traders for onion price hike, terms farmers’ protests as ‘sponsored’
1 year ago

Centre blames traders for onion price hike, terms farmers’ protests as ‘sponsored’

The Hindu  

Even as protests of farmers and traders continued in Maharashtra over the ban on onion exports and MPs from the State urging the Centre to reconsider the decision, the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry said here on December 11 that the steps it had taken are bringing results with the prices of the kitchen staple coming down in both retail and …

Sharad Pawar slams Centre’s ‘anti-farmer‘ policies, demands roll-back of ban on onion export
1 year ago

Sharad Pawar slams Centre’s ‘anti-farmer‘ policies, demands roll-back of ban on onion export

The Hindu  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on December 11 joined a protest by onion farmers in Nashik district, castigating the BJP-led Centre’s “anti-farmer” policies even as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Centre was ready to purchase unsold onion stocks from farmers if the need arose. The octogenarian Mr. Pawar, a figurehead of the Maha Vikas Aghadi Opposition …

Onion farmers stage protest, stop auction after Centre's ban on exports in Nashik
1 year, 1 month ago

Onion farmers stage protest, stop auction after Centre's ban on exports in Nashik

India Today  

Onion farmers blocked the busy Mumbai-Agra Highway at three places in Nashik on Friday and decided to stop onion auctions in wholesale markets of the district indefinitely after the Centre announced a ban on the export of onion. The decision to stop auctions from Saturday was taken at a meeting of the Nashik District Onion Traders Association in Chandwad, a …

Onion price spike is partly due to manipulation by traders: Consumer Affairs Secretary
1 year, 2 months ago

Onion price spike is partly due to manipulation by traders: Consumer Affairs Secretary

The Hindu  

Ahead of the festival season and Assembly elections in five States, the rising prices of several essential items are creating a headache for BJP-ruled governments. For instance, onion prices, according to government data, are more than double last year’s rates. Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh maintains a watch on the prices of almost all essential grocery items, vegetables …

Odisha Chhatra Congress Sells Onion at Rs 20/kg Before Agri Minister's Residence
1 year, 2 months ago

Odisha Chhatra Congress Sells Onion at Rs 20/kg Before Agri Minister's Residence

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Over one hundred members of Odisha Chhatra Congress on Tuesday gheraoed the official residence of state agriculture minister Ranendra Pratap Swain in Bhubaneswar in protest against the skyrocketing onion price across the province. Alleging that the state government had completely failed to control the price and black marketing of onions, the activists of the students’ wing of Congress staged …

Onions at Rs 80/kg: How government plans to tackle surging prices
1 year, 2 months ago

Onions at Rs 80/kg: How government plans to tackle surging prices

India Today  

At a time when the average retail price of onions has jumped sharply across major cities like Delhi and Mumbai, the central government said it has taken several steps to control the price rise. “The Department of Consumer Affairs is monitoring onion exports and prices on daily basis to ensure stable domestic prices and availability to consumers,” the notification said. …

Onion rates sees further rise, sell at ₹70 per kg in Pune
1 year, 2 months ago

Onion rates sees further rise, sell at ₹70 per kg in Pune

Hindustan Times  

The price of onion in Pune’s retail market has risen rapidly with onion being sold at ₹60 to ₹70 per kg on Monday, up from ₹40 to ₹50 per kg just three days ago mainly due to short supply and increase in demand. As we bought onion at around ₹5,000 per quintal, it was sold at a higher price in …

Drought impact: Onion prices skyrocket
1 year, 2 months ago

Drought impact: Onion prices skyrocket

The Hindu  

Not just avarekai, but several other crops, especially onions, have also been affected by drought in the State. As severe crop loss has been reported from Chitradurga, the major onion-growing belt in the State, the prices of onions have skyrocketed in the market. “During this time of the year, in a normal year, the Yeshwantpur APMC yard receives over 1,000 …

Maharashtra: Onion traders go on indefinite strike over export duty in Nashik, government orders strict action
1 year, 3 months ago

Maharashtra: Onion traders go on indefinite strike over export duty in Nashik, government orders strict action

India TV News  

Nashik onion traders strike: Onion traders have said that they suspended auctions in all agriculture produce market committees in Nashik district of Maharashtra and their protest will continue indefinitely, a development raising the fear of shortage of the kitchen staple in retail markets and hike in prices. An office-bearer of the Nashik District Onion Traders Association said on Wednesday they …

Protesting onion traders of Nashik suspend auctions
1 year, 3 months ago

Protesting onion traders of Nashik suspend auctions

The Hindu  

Raising concerns about the potential scarcity of onions and a subsequent price hike in retail markets, onion traders in Maharashtra’s Nashik district announced the suspension of auctions in all Agriculture Produce Market Committees indefinitely. Speaking to The Hindu, Khandu Kaka Deore, president, Nashik District Onion Traders Association, said that around 25 APMCs in the district decided to go on strike …

Onion farmers in Tiruppur stage protest demanding rollback of export duty
1 year, 4 months ago

Onion farmers in Tiruppur stage protest demanding rollback of export duty

The Hindu  

Onion farmers in Pongalur in Tiruppur district staged a demonstration on Saturday opposing the 40% export duty on the produce until the end of 2023. “Export duty at a time when the price is on the higher side has angered farmers since the Central government did not pay attention when the prices crashed,” founder of Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Padukattu Sangam …

Amid farmer protests, Centre launches drive to procure onions
1 year, 4 months ago

Amid farmer protests, Centre launches drive to procure onions

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Tuesday launched one of the biggest drives to buy onions directly from farmers at a record price, and justified the decision to levy a 40% duty on onion exports, as it tried to strike a balance between the interests of consumers and farmers. The announcement by food, consumer affairs and commerce minister Piyush Goyal came after …

Centre asks onion farmers not to worry about export curbs, govt restarts procurement
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre asks onion farmers not to worry about export curbs, govt restarts procurement

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a move to curb the rising price of onion ahead of festive season, the government has started the procurement of onion at Rs 2,410 per quintal in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh for buffer stock. The move of the government aims to guard farmers’ interest amid export curbs to handle onion price rise, commerce and consumer affairs minister …

Centre to buy two lakh metric tonnes onion at ₹2,410 per quintal: Devendra Fadnavis
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre to buy two lakh metric tonnes onion at ₹2,410 per quintal: Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on August 22 said the Centre has decided to purchase two lakh metric tonnes of onion at the rate of ₹2,410 per quintal, and expressed hope this will provide relief to producers of the key kitchen staple in the State. The announcement comes amid protests by farmers and traders against the Centre's decision to …

No difference if people don't eat onions for 2-4 months: Maharashtra Minister Dada Bhuse
1 year, 4 months ago

No difference if people don't eat onions for 2-4 months: Maharashtra Minister Dada Bhuse

The Hindu  

August 22, 2023 10:43 am | Updated 11:22 am IST - Mumbai Amid protests by farmers and traders against the Centre's decision to impose 40% export duty on onions, Maharashtra Minister Dada Bhuse has claimed it would make no difference if people did not consume the staple vegetable for two to four months. The State PWD minister, however, also said …

Onion farmers in Nashik close markets indefinitely
1 year, 4 months ago

Onion farmers in Nashik close markets indefinitely

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Onion farmers in Maharashtra are fuming over the Centre's decision to impose export duty of 40 percent on onions till December 31. Protesting farmers said the central government’s decision to impose a 40 percent duty on the export of onions till December 31 will adversely affect the onion growers and its export. “Not only in Nashik, but across Maharashtra, …

Maharashtra farmers dump onions in fields as demand drops due to 40% export duty
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra farmers dump onions in fields as demand drops due to 40% export duty

India Today  

Following the drop in demand after the central government’s decision to impose a 40 per cent export duty on onions, farmers in Maharashtra’s Nashik have started destroying their onion stocks. I completely oppose the decision of the central government imposing a 40 per cent export duty," Ahwad said. Meanwhile, onion exporters said that the 40 per cent export duty will …

'It will make no difference if people don't eat onions...': Maha Minister amid protests on export curb
1 year, 4 months ago

'It will make no difference if people don't eat onions...': Maha Minister amid protests on export curb

India TV News  

Maharashtra Minister Dada Bhuse said it would make no difference if people did not consume onions for 2-4 months. Protest over Centre's decision The farmers and the traders staged protests against the Centre's decision to impose 40 per cent export duty on onions. The decision to impose export duty should have been taken with proper coordination, said Bhuse who holds …

Export duty hike on onions sparks fury among Maharashtra farmers
1 year, 4 months ago

Export duty hike on onions sparks fury among Maharashtra farmers

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 22, 2023 00:32 IST - 7 MINS READ Nivrutti Nyaharkar, a farmer from Vahegaon Saal village of Chandwad tehsil in Nashik, expressed his anger at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee Chandwad on Monday, August 21. The union government has opted to impose a 40 per cent export duty on onion exports until December 31, which essentially amounts …

Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40% duty on export: Traders
1 year, 4 months ago

Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40% duty on export: Traders

The Hindu  

Traders in Nashik on August 21 said they have decided to close onion auctions indefinitely in all the Agriculture Produce Market Committees in Maharashtra's Nashik district to protest against the Centre’s decision to impose a 40% duty on the export of the kitchen staple. In view of the decision, the onion auctions remained closed at most of the APMCs in …

Maharashtra: Farmers Protest at Wholesale Markets Against Imposition of 40 Pc Duty on Onion Export
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Farmers Protest at Wholesale Markets Against Imposition of 40 Pc Duty on Onion Export

News 18  

Farmers in at least three districts in Maharashtra on Sunday protested at APMCs against the Centre’s decision to impose a 40 per cent duty on the export of the kitchen staple. A day after the Central government imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions till December 31, 2023, wholesale markets at Satana, Malegaon and Lasalgaon, in …

Armed With Nashik's Onions, How KCR is Peeling the Layers of Maharashtra's Politics to Make Rivals Weep
1 year, 6 months ago

Armed With Nashik's Onions, How KCR is Peeling the Layers of Maharashtra's Politics to Make Rivals Weep

News 18  

In Maharashtra, irked by low prices for their produce, farmers were often forced to either burn their entire crop or give it away for free. The BRS has decided to give a good price for the onion produce in Maharashtra, with the Telangana government facilitating the state’s traders to procure onion from India’s largest market for the vegetable in Lasalgaon. …

​Maha CM Announces Rs 300 Per Quintal Ex-Gratia for Onion Farmers; Won’t Stop their Tears, Says Oppn
1 year, 9 months ago

​Maha CM Announces Rs 300 Per Quintal Ex-Gratia for Onion Farmers; Won’t Stop their Tears, Says Oppn

News 18  

With prices of onions in the wholesale markets falling each day, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 300 per quintal to the farmers. The opposition, however, staged a walkout, demanding Rs 500-700 per quintal as subsidy for onion farmers. Shinde said, “Our government always stands with farmers, which is why we have decided …

Farmer distress: falling prices, failing hopes
1 year, 9 months ago

Farmer distress: falling prices, failing hopes

The Hindu  

On March 1, the Kokine brothers, Pandurang Bhaurao and Gyaneshwar Bhaurao, headed out in a mini truck loaded with onions to Lasalgaon, about 60 km away. Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, Mr. Dighole said, “Instead, expenditure, including prices of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides have doubled in the last couple of years; income has come …

Peeling Away the Layers: Why Maharashtra Farmers Are Crying Over Onion Prices
1 year, 10 months ago

Peeling Away the Layers: Why Maharashtra Farmers Are Crying Over Onion Prices

News 18  

A farmer from Maharashtra, Krishna Dongre, 52, is one among many who has set his entire onion produce on fire. When News18 reached Krishna’s 1.5 acres of farming land in Niphad district in Nasik, he and his family were plucking the onions to not send it to the Lasalgaon Onion Market but to burn that entire produce. Usually, a farmer …

Maha Govt, Oppn Face-off in Assembly Over Falling Onion Prices; CM Shinde Says We're With Farmers
1 year, 10 months ago

Maha Govt, Oppn Face-off in Assembly Over Falling Onion Prices; CM Shinde Says We're With Farmers

News 18  

The Maharashtra Legislative Council and Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a face-off between the ruling coalition and opposition members over a discussion on falling onion prices. Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve demanded a discussion on falling onion prices but deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe denied the request, leading to chaos. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that …

Maharashtra: NCP MLAs reach assembly carrying onions on their heads seeking govt's attention on low price
1 year, 10 months ago

Maharashtra: NCP MLAs reach assembly carrying onions on their heads seeking govt's attention on low price

India TV News  

NCP MLAs on Tuesday reached Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha carrying onions on their head in the wake of dropping price of the vegetable. Record low of onions' price fumes farmers In the wake of a consistent drop in onion prices, angry farmers stopped the auction of the key kitchen staple on Monday at Maharashtra's Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Asia's biggest …

Knowing your onions: Flevoland growers reap profits of dry summer
2 years ago

Knowing your onions: Flevoland growers reap profits of dry summer

Dutch News  

Onion farmers in Flevoland are enjoying an autumn bonanza as prices for the root vegetables surge in the wake of a hot, dry summer. ‘I’ve been a farmer for 30 years and I’ve never seen such high prices,’ Peter van Damme from Biddinghuizen told NOS. ‘90% of what we harvest is exported.’ But like other producers, onion farmers are experiencing …

Knowing your onions: Flevoland growers reap profits of dry summer
2 years ago

Knowing your onions: Flevoland growers reap profits of dry summer

Dutch News  

Onion farmers in Flevoland are enjoying an autumn bonanza as prices for the root vegetables surge in the wake of a hot, dry summer. ‘I’ve been a farmer for 30 years and I’ve never seen such high prices,’ Peter van Damme from Biddinghuizen told NOS. ‘90% of what we harvest is exported.’ But like other producers, onion farmers are experiencing …

Nationwide Average Retail Price of Onions Down 60% Since Last Year: Govt
4 years ago

Nationwide Average Retail Price of Onions Down 60% Since Last Year: Govt

News 18  

All-India average retail price of onions has dropped by 60 per cent this year to Rs 40 per kg on timely government interventions to boost the supply, Consumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan said on Thursday. "In one month alone, the all-India average retail price of onion has dropped by 33.33 per cent to Rs 40 per kg today from Rs …

Onion Prices Climb to Rs 2,500 Per Quintal at Lasalgaon Mandi After Export Ban Lifted
4 years ago

Onion Prices Climb to Rs 2,500 Per Quintal at Lasalgaon Mandi After Export Ban Lifted

News 18  

Onion prices at the Lasalgaon wholesale mandi in Nashik have climbed by 28 per cent in two days to reach Rs 2,500 per quintal on Wednesday after the government lifted ban on export of the kitchen staple with effect from January 1. Onion prices on Monday ruled at an average of Rs 1,951 per quintal at the Lasalgaon wholesale mandi …

Festive Cheer for Households as Onion Prices Show Declining Trend after Touching Record Highs
4 years, 2 months ago

Festive Cheer for Households as Onion Prices Show Declining Trend after Touching Record Highs

News 18  

The retail prices of onion, which were skyrocketing for some weeks, have stabilised and started showing a declining trend, data available with the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs shows. Last week, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piuysh Goyal, while addressing a press conference, had expressed confidence that there will be no shortage of onions for consumers in the domestic …

Retail Prices of Onion Show Declining Trend Ahead of Festive Season
4 years, 2 months ago

Retail Prices of Onion Show Declining Trend Ahead of Festive Season

News 18  

The retail price of onions, which was on surge for past few weeks, has now stabilised and started showing a declining trend, shows a data available with the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs. Meanwhile, the all India average retail price of onions has come down from Rs 65.51 per kg to Rs 64.85 per kg. “On September 14, the …

Consumers in a fix over soaring onion prices in Uttar Pradesh
4 years, 2 months ago

Consumers in a fix over soaring onion prices in Uttar Pradesh

India Today  

Onions remain out of budget for daily consumers as their prices have reached Rs 70-80 in the retail market. 'Onion stock not coming from Maharashtra' Nishatganj's vegetable seller Ram Swaroop said that currently, onions are being sold at the rate of Rs 45-50 at the wholesale market or 'mandi'. According to data, wholesale onion prices in Lucknow came down from …

Explained in Graphics: How India's Onion Consumption Saw Six-Fold Increase in Last 56 Years
4 years, 2 months ago

Explained in Graphics: How India's Onion Consumption Saw Six-Fold Increase in Last 56 Years

News 18  

Prices of onion have skyrocketed in India owing to excessive rainfall in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where the summer-crop is grown. However, despite periodic fluctuations in price, onion consumption, per person per year, has steadily climbed from 2.25 kg in 1961 to 14.7 kg in 2017. On Wednesday, the Centre relaxed import norms till December 15 to make possible the …

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