Maharashtra: NCP MLAs reach assembly carrying onions on their heads seeking govt's attention on low price
2 years 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 onion market. A representative of the onion growers said the government should immediately declare a grant of Rs 1,500 per quintal of onions and purchase their produce at Rs 15 to Rs 20 per kg, or else they will not let the auction resume at the Lasalgaon APMC, located in Nashik district. As soon as the auction process began as the market opened for the week on Monday, onions fetched a minimum price of Rs 200 per quintal, a maximum rate of Rs 800 per quintal and an average price of Rs 400-450 per quintal. On Saturday 2,404 quintals of onions arrived at the APMC and the prices were Rs 351 minimum, Rs 1,231 maximum and Rs 625 average per quintal.

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Day after protest over drop in prices, onion auctions start at Lasalgaon APMC
1 week, 4 days ago

Day after protest over drop in prices, onion auctions start at Lasalgaon APMC

Live Mint  

Nashik, Mar 11 Onion auctions at Lasalgaon APMC in Maharashtra's Nashik began on Tuesday, a day after farmers halted the process for sometime and staged a protest by climbing atop a water tank against the drop in prices of the key kitchen staple. The protesters on Monday demanded that the 20 per cent export duty on onions be removed, claiming …

Day after farmers protest over drop in prices, onion auctions start at Maharashtra's Lasalgaon APMC
1 week, 4 days ago

Day after farmers protest over drop in prices, onion auctions start at Maharashtra's Lasalgaon APMC

New Indian Express  

NASHIK: Onion auctions at Lasalgaon APMC in Maharashtra's Nashik began on Tuesday, a day after farmers halted the process for sometime and staged a protest by climbing atop a water tank against the drop in prices of the key kitchen staple. The prices were Rs 1,000 per quintal minimum, Rs 2,201 per quintal maximum and Rs 1,800 per quintal average …

Farmer garlands minister with onions on stage in protest over price drop
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

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

Centre blames traders for onion price hike, terms farmers’ protests as ‘sponsored’
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Onion farmers stage protest, stop auction after Centre's ban on exports in Nashik
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Odisha Chhatra Congress Sells Onion at Rs 20/kg Before Agri Minister's Residence
1 year, 4 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 …

Maharashtra: Onion traders go on indefinite strike over export duty in Nashik, government orders strict action
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 Nashik close markets indefinitely
1 year, 7 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, …

'It will make no difference if people don't eat onions...': Maha Minister amid protests on export curb
1 year, 7 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 …

Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40% duty on export: Traders
1 year, 7 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 …

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

Onion Auctions Halted at Asia's Largest Market Lasalgaon After I-T Raids
4 years, 5 months ago

Onion Auctions Halted at Asia's Largest Market Lasalgaon After I-T Raids

News 18  

Income tax raids on traders have resulted in auctions at Lasalgaon, Asia’s largest onion market, getting halted for two consecutive days, sources said on Thursday. The Agricultural Produce Market Committee works half-days on Saturdays but traders are unsure of the auctions on that day as well, while Sundays are weekly offs, which means full-fledged resumption can happen only on Monday. …

No more tears: Onion prices set to drop in Chandigarh
5 years, 2 months ago

No more tears: Onion prices set to drop in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Onion woes of the city are expected to end soon with supply from Nashik set to resume and the administration planning to sell these at subsidised rates in the city. As per officials of the Punjab mandi board, onion from Nashik has also started coming to the city again, and about two truckloads of onion came to the city on …

Exclusive: Onion prices to fully stabilise only by Lohri, say experts
5 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: Onion prices to fully stabilise only by Lohri, say experts

India TV News  

Even as the prices of onion at retail outlets have started to come down across the country, experts believe that the rates of the popular vegetable will be back to normal only around Lohri next month. The wholesale prices of onion will stabilise only by January around Lohri, when the kharif crop starts coming into the markets,” said Rajinder Sharma, …

Maharashtra government officials insist poor harvest is root cause for onion crisis
5 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra government officials insist poor harvest is root cause for onion crisis

Hindustan Times  

The prices of onions have seen a rise crossing the century-mark in various cities including Pune, thus, inviting harsh criticism from the public and opposition parties. The state government officials have said that the Centre and other consuming states are now blaming Maharashtra for withholding the onion stock which is resulting in the rise of onion prices. Despite this, they …

SP youth wing workers give onion on loan against mortgage
5 years, 3 months ago

SP youth wing workers give onion on loan against mortgage

Op India  

The SP party youth wing workers in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, have been giving onions on loan by keeping Aadhaar Card and silver jewelry as a mortgage. At some shops, onions are being kept in lockers as well.” https://t.co/izbp1KrjOA — ANI UP November 30, 2019 Speaking about it, a Samajwadi Party worker told news agency ANI, “This is being done to …

BJP, AAP blame each other for high onion price in Delhi
5 years, 3 months ago

BJP, AAP blame each other for high onion price in Delhi

The Quint  

New Delhi, Nov 29 Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday blamed each other for the rise in onion prices in the national capital. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said the biggest reason for onion price inflation was hoarding while the second big reason was the "bad politics by the Arvind Kejriwal-led government which refused …

Congress, BJP attack Delhi govt on soaring onion prices, AAP says will resume selling at subsidised rate
5 years, 4 months ago

Congress, BJP attack Delhi govt on soaring onion prices, AAP says will resume selling at subsidised rate

India TV News  

Delhi Congress leaders and workers wearing onion garlands hit the streets and BJP's Leader of Opposition in the assembly Vijender Gupta met Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday over the skyrocketing prices of the commodity in city markets. Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party of being "in league" with hoarders and held it responsible for …

Delhi govt demands more onions from Centre; doorstep sale to resume soon
5 years, 4 months ago

Delhi govt demands more onions from Centre; doorstep sale to resume soon

Business Standard  

The Delhi government has demanded more onions from the Centre for distribution in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday after a sudden rise in the vegetable's price. The retail price of onions has risen by 45 per cent in the past week to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital. On Wednesday, the Delhi government directed …

Group of women fight over onions in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha, 5 hospitalised
5 years, 5 months ago

Group of women fight over onions in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha, 5 hospitalised

India TV News  

A violent brawl was witnessed in a village in Uttar Pradesh after two women indulged into an argument over the price of onions. The incident was reported from Amroha district of the state after one woman rebuked the other for her financial condition and inability to buy onions. Her neighbour, Deepti, told the hawker that Neha could not afford to …

Hyderabad: Citizens in tears: Onion touches Rs 58
5 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad: Citizens in tears: Onion touches Rs 58

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The misery for Hyderabadis just increases. The retail price of onions has shot even above the high levels of Rs 55 for a while and breached the Rs 58 per kilo mark, the second time in a month that the prices have risen. Supermarkets have purchased large stocks of onions at a higher price from wholesalers and prices will …

'These onions could become bombs and explode': Shiv Sena attacks Maharashtra govt over falling prices of crop, farmers distress
6 years, 2 months ago

'These onions could become bombs and explode': Shiv Sena attacks Maharashtra govt over falling prices of crop, farmers distress

Firstpost  

The Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, pointed out that onion farmers in Aurangabad’s Vaijapur Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee were getting as little as 20 paise per kilogram for their produce. “These onions could become bombs and explode,” the Sena editorial warned. Mumbai: Expressing distress over the falling prices of onions in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Friday …

Centre makes sure onion prices do not ‘tear-up’ upcoming Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh elections
7 years, 4 months ago

Centre makes sure onion prices do not ‘tear-up’ upcoming Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh elections

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party led government at the Centre has become overcautious about the rising prices of onion and has been intervening in the onion markets in Maharashtra to control the prices. Facing increasing intervention from the government, the Maharashtra and Agriculture Produce Market Committee members have appealed to the government to …

After tomatoes, onion prices rise as supply falls in Maharashtra
7 years, 7 months ago

After tomatoes, onion prices rise as supply falls in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Onion prices in the wholesale and retail markets have more than doubled in the past two weeks owing to a demand-supply gap. Ashok Walunj, former APMC director and a leading onion trader, said, “The Uttar Pradesh government purchased onions from farmers. During the monsoon, onions got wet and rotted in various state warehouses.” Another reason for the spurt was that …

Karnataka: Cash ban hits onion farmers hard, distress sale on
8 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Cash ban hits onion farmers hard, distress sale on

Deccan Chronicle  

HUBBALLI: For farmers like Yogesh Uppin, 39, of Byahatti in Dharwad taluk, who are already short of cash because of a crash in prices of onions, the impact of demonetization of high value currency notes has left them with next to nothing at a time when they have to pay wages to farm labourers for harvesting the crop. For instance, …

Onion price fall: Are tussles in Maharashtra BJP, Centre and procedural lapses to blame?
8 years, 6 months ago

Onion price fall: Are tussles in Maharashtra BJP, Centre and procedural lapses to blame?

Firstpost  

The sharp decline in the wholesale onion prices due to the increase in supply and unsold stock at Lasalgaon Agriculture Produce Market Committee is seen as the lowest in the recent years. On 10 August, in a meeting held at Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s office, the Centre had directed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India to step in …

Another onion theft: 2,000 kg onions stolen from Nashik farmer's storehouse
9 years, 6 months ago

Another onion theft: 2,000 kg onions stolen from Nashik farmer's storehouse

Firstpost  

After the theft of 700 kg of onion from a Mumbai shop, robbers have now decamped with about 2,000 kg of the pricey kitchen staple from the godown of a Nashik farmer. Nashik: After the theft of 700 kg of onion from a Mumbai shop, robbers have now decamped with about 2,000 kg of the pricey kitchen staple from the …

Stop eating onions to lower prices, SC advises petitioner
11 years, 2 months ago

Stop eating onions to lower prices, SC advises petitioner

India TV News  

New Delhi: An advocate's endeavour to get Supreme Court to issue a directive for the Centre to rein in the rising rates of vegetables like onions today backfired when the apex court suggested that the petitioner should stop consuming the item himself for a few months in order to control the prices. "You stop eating onions for two months and …

Pawar challenges AAP on onion prices
11 years, 2 months ago

Pawar challenges AAP on onion prices

India TV News  

Nashik : Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Tuesday virtually challenged the AAP government-in-waiting in Delhi saying he was waiting to see how it will implement its poll promise of controlling spiralling prices of onions. Inaugurating a new tehsil office building and panchayat samiti office at Nandgaon here Tuesday, Pawar said two governments in the past in Delhi headed by Bharatiya Janata …

'Onion prices down significantly on steps taken by Delhi govt'
11 years, 4 months ago

'Onion prices down significantly on steps taken by Delhi govt'

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Congress government in Delhi today said prices of onions had come down significantly due to an initiative taken by it in the last couple of weeks and asserted that the rates would plunge further due to improved supply. PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan, who looks after the functioning of the wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, said that …

Poll panel nod to Delhi for onion sale
11 years, 4 months ago

Poll panel nod to Delhi for onion sale

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Election Commission has allowed the Delhi government to sell onions from mobile vans at various sites, an official said Friday. The poll panel's permission was necessary as the model code of conduct is in place ahead of Dec 4 assembly poll.Expressing worry over the soaring prices which have reached Rs.100 a kg, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday …

Nashik onion farmers show black flags to Delhi APMC chief
11 years, 4 months ago

Nashik onion farmers show black flags to Delhi APMC chief

India TV News  

Nashik: Rajendra Sharma, the president of Delhi Agricultural Produces Market Committee, was shown black flags by onion farmers and traders today, when he around the onion market here to understand the reasons behind prevailing pricehike. Sharma met the onion traders and the district collector to gauge the present onion stocks in Nashik and the prevailing price levels here.The onion farmers, …

Worried Sheila Diskhit seeks Centre's help on curbing onion price rise
11 years, 4 months ago

Worried Sheila Diskhit seeks Centre's help on curbing onion price rise

Firstpost  

“The situation is very serious. New Delhi: Mindful of possible impact of rocketing onion prices on assembly polls which are just six weeks away, a worried Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today asked the Centre to take immediate measure to rein in the rates and sought Election Commission’s permission for sale of the bulb at a reasonable price. The Chief Minister …

Onion prices will come down in 15-20 days: Govt
11 years, 6 months ago

Onion prices will come down in 15-20 days: Govt

India TV News  

New Delhi: Giving a message of hope to consumers, government today said onion prices will come down in the next 15-20 days with the arrival of new crops from various southern states. "The prices of onion will come down in 15-20 days. New produce will come into markets from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh," Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V …

Delhi govt fooling people on onion issue: BJP – India TV
11 years, 6 months ago

Delhi govt fooling people on onion issue: BJP – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi: Politics over soaring onion prices in the city continued with BJP on Friday accusing the Delhi government of "befooling" people on selling the vegetable at reasonable rates and demanded a thorough probe into the issue. Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel alleged that outlets selling onions at cheaper rates are being operated by traders and not by the government …

Nasik onion traders face losses of up to Rs 20 cr daily on wagons scarcity
12 years, 1 month ago

Nasik onion traders face losses of up to Rs 20 cr daily on wagons scarcity

Firstpost  

Traders are being forced to sell their stock to the Agriculture Produce Market Committees in the district at low prices, resulting in falling onion prices Nasik: Onion traders here face losses of up to Rs 20 crore daily after Railways could not provide wagons to transport onions, but rates in Delhi remained stable, industry experts said. Traders are being forced …

Onion prices shoot up in Maharashtra, Gujarat
12 years, 1 month ago

Onion prices shoot up in Maharashtra, Gujarat

India TV News  

Nashik/Surat, Jan 24 : Prices of onion in the local wholesale and retail markets have shot up due to low rainfull in the onion-producing belt of Nashik and Lasalgaon. In Surat APMC, prices of onion went up by Rs 15 in the last two days.The average wholesale onion prices were around Rs. The arrival of onion, which was around 20,000 …

APMC onion traders threaten indefinite strike
13 years, 6 months ago

APMC onion traders threaten indefinite strike

Hindustan Times  

In what could result in a steep hike in onion prices, traders of the wholesale onion market at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee in Vashi threatened to go an indefinite strike, following in the footsteps of the Nashik market. If this happens, it could cause a steep rise in onion prices, which have already increased by 33% since the onion …

Onions prices cross Rs 60 a kg
14 years, 3 months ago

Onions prices cross Rs 60 a kg

Hindustan Times  

Onion prices, which have been soaring for sometime now, hit the roof on Monday at the wholesale APMC market in Navi Mumbai. HT Image The scenario is no different elsewhere in the country, leading the government to suspend onion exports till January 15 to try and control prices. According to Sunil Chaudhary, secretary of Onion Potato Union, APMC, said, “Today, …

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