Page 2 - Onion Prices

Ad hoc steps must end

Interventions to contain onion prices would do more harm

Onion price drop by up to Rs 10/kg in consuming mkts on govt action

Wholesale onion prices fell by up to Rs 10 per kg in consuming markets such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai with increase in arrival of the perishable commodity after the government imposed stock limits

Onion prices soar in Rajkot over rain-induced damage, supply shortage

The traders have blamed natural calamities for the sudden price hike in the vegetable market

Onion prices shoot up in Pune amid supply crunch due to damaged crop

Onion prices surged in Pune after crops were damaged due to rainfall in various parts of the country following which consumers are forced to buy onions in less quantity

Rains keep onion prices up despite govt's ban on exports, shows data

From September 15 to 21, there was a nominal Rs 3 per kg increase in the wholesale prices in Delhi, while in Mumbai prices rose by Rs 2 per kg

Delhi govt keeping close watch on essential commodities' prices: Minister

During a meeting, officers said retail prices of onion in Delhi were less as compared to last year

As India bans exports, onion turns costlier by 50% in Bangladesh

The surprise move, which took immediate effect on Monday, could help cut prices in India, but boost prices in Asian nations

Onion trades at output cost as prices decline 25%, may deter Kharif sowing

Crop quality is very poor due to delay in harvesting of matured crop, caused by shortage of workers and transport issues, says Lasalgaon APMC secretary

Covid-19 hinterland digest: A 200-bed hospital built in just 20 days

From farmers selling their harvest with relative ease in Punjab, to others dumping their tomato produce in Madhya Pradesh to onions making farmers cry, once again

Govt allows onion exports from March 15, removes MEP as prices fall

The government last week decided to lift ban on export of onions in view of projected sharp fall in prices due to bumper rabi crop

Onion jumps 30% to hit a two-week high as export curbs are lifted

Exporters resume business immediately after Paswan's Wednesday tweet announcing the decision

Govt to lift ban on onion exports as prices likely to fall sharply

Sources said the decision was taken at a meeting of a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Home Minister Amit Shah

WPI inflation accelerates to 10-mth high of 3.1% on costlier onion, potato

The earlier high was recorded in April 2019, when the WPI inflation stood at 3.18 per cent

Onion prices slip 40% in a week on increased supply across the country

Data from the Nashik-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation showed onion was trading at at Rs 24 a kg on Tuesday in the benchmark Lasalgaon mandi in Nashik district

Despite kharif loss, Centre pegs 7% rise in 2019-20 onion output

Overall vegetable production estimated higher than last year at 188 mt; that of fruit, spices could be a little less

Onion prices, the slayer of many governments, fail to haunt Kejriwal party

Delhi is goinmg to polls again on February 8, this time too the onion price has been over Rs 100 since October 2019 and it was even sold at around Rs 200 per kg

Govt considering lifting ban on onion exports as prices soften in markets

Onion prices have come down to around Rs 60-70 per kg depending upon quality and locality from the peak of Rs 160 per kg last month

As states refrain from buying onion, Centre fears stock may rot soon

While the Centre alone can import onions, it depends on states for retailing them to consumers.

Onion continues burning pockets at Rs 150 per kg, imported supplies arrive

In metros, retail price of onion was ruling at Rs 120 /kg Kolkata, at Rs 102/kg in Delhi and Mumbai and at Rs 80/kg in Chennai, as per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry

Zooming onion rates to pricey bananas: Advertisers bask in moment-ary glory

When onion prices were hovering around Rs 150 a kg and FM Nirmala Sitharaman was being pilloried for her comments on the kitchen staple, food-delivery platforms put out clever one liners