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4 months 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 …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Potato, onion, and tomato prices may moderate due to timely rainfall

Hindustan Times

Timely rains have led to improved harvest prospects for key horticultural crops like potatoes, onions, and tomatoes, Business Standard wrote, quoting a government statement published on Friday. Timely rains have led to improved harvest prospects for key horticultural crops like potatoes, onions, and tomatoes How is the harvest and price for potatoes? Though potatoes are Rabi crops, they are also …

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10 months ago

Government To Continue The Ban On Onion Exports Till March 31, 2024

ABP News

The government intends to continue the restrictions placed on onion exports till the deadline of March 31, 2024, Consumer Affairs Secretary, Rohit Kumar Singh said on Tuesday. The modal wholesale onion prices climbed 40.62 per cent to touch Rs 1,800 per quintal on Monday in Lasalgaon, after reports of a possible removal of the export ban started floating around. The …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt plans to harvest AI to stem onion rot in storage

Live Mint

The government plans to establish AI-based warehouses to try and reduce the rotting of onions kept in storage. Wastage of the highly perishable kitchen staple is estimated at ₹11,000 crore annually as about one-fourth of rabi onions, or onions sown during winters, rot in conventional storage facilities, two officials said. “Farmers will even come to know which onion in a …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Explained | Why was a 40% duty imposed on onion exports?

The Hindu

The story so far: In order to increase the availability of onions in the market, especially ahead of the upcoming festive season, the government on August 19 imposed a 40% duty on the export of onions until the end of the year. The rabi crop contributes the most to production in a calendar year — market intelligence firm CRISIL’s report …

India Market Crop Crisil Onions Onion Rabi

1 year, 4 months ago

Onion prices likely to hit ₹60-70/kg in September: report

The Hindu

Onion prices are likely to start shooting up in the retail market towards the end of August before going up further to around ₹60-70 per kg next month due to tightened supplies, a report said on August 4. As per our ground interactions, prices are expected to show significant increase from early September in the retail market, reaching up to …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Onion crashes again as rains spark panic sales by farmers

Live Mint

New Delhi: Onion prices have started falling again amid a glut in the market as distressed farmers try and dispose of thousands of tonnes of crops damaged by rain and hailstorm in key onion-growing regions. But rainfall and hailstorm across onion belts in Maharashtra in the past fortnight have hit the rabi crop at the harvesting stage, raising quality concerns …

Farmers Maharashtra Prices Rainfall Onions Onion Rabi

3 years, 9 months ago

Govt to Boost Buffer Stock of Onion by 100 per cent to Avert Price Rise of Kitchen Staple

News 18

In order to prevent onion crisis this year, the central government is boosting the buffer stock of the kitchen staple by 100 percent. “We are building a buffer stock of 2 LMT this year- double of last year’s buffer size,” said Consumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan. In September last year, onion prices spiked rapidly upto Rs 75 per kg in …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Uncertainty of Onion Production Reason for Price Volatility; Export Ban Should be Last Resort: Expert