Page 3 - Onion Prices

How India's onion crunch is hampering bilateral ties with neighbours, Gulf

Nepalese bhattis (as their dhabas are called) now have a specially curated 'Modi menu' that has (mostly) onion-free vegetables

With fresh supplies on the way, the great onion crisis might come to an end

A new onion crop should help ease what has been a catastrophic year for the vegetable in the world's second-most populous nation

To control prices, MMTC to import additional 12,500 tn onion from Turkey

The latest contract of onions will begin arriving in India from mid-January onwards

Rising onion prices taken up prominently in RBI MPC meeting, minutes show

The six-member MPC, headed by Das, had kept the repo rate unchanged on December 5 despite moderation in economic growth and easing inflation

Onion wholesale prices at season's highest as farmers delay harvest

In retail, onion is selling at Rs 120-140 a kg across the country. The wholesale price jump will reflect in the retail price in a week

Not only onions, other veggies selling at 50% higher rates than last winter

Onion prices are ruling high in the range of Rs 70-90/kg, potato at Rs 22/kg, tomato at Rs 18/kg

Dine-outs to get costlier? Onion prices may force restaurants to hike rates

AHAR is an apex body which has over 8,000 members of big and small scale restaurants in Mumbai

Govt further extends relaxed fumigation norms on imported onions till Jan

Onion prices have risen by 81 per cent in the last one month and are ruling above the Rs 100 per kg mark for the second week in a row

Centre to import additional 12,660 metric tonnes of onions by Dec 27

With this, the total quantity of imports that have been contracted so far reached approximately 30,000 tonnes

Onion prices hit two-year highs on reduced supply

Unseasonal rainfalls in October damage crop in Karnataka and Maharashtra, delay new season harvests

Onion shortage: Prices may halve in two weeks on increased new arrivals

Prices in Lasalgaon mandi down to Rs 41/kg from Rs 71/kg last Saturday

Onion prices come down in Tamil Nadu after 30 tonnes import from Egypt

The import has brought down prices to Rs 100 per kg at the Tiruchi wholesale market, which caters to five districts around it

Delayed sowing, decrease in crop area behind onion price spike, says Centre

Danve said: "During 2019-20, there was a 3-4 weeks delay in sowing as well as the decline in sown area of the Kharif onion because of the late arrival of monsoon."

Onion prices could hold the key to RBI's next monetary policy move

The brokerage said if the RBI is not comfortable with a negative real repo rate, which is the repo rate minus the headline inflation, the next rate cut will be in April

Onion shortage: Average price high at Rs 100 a kg, hits Rs 165 in Panaji

Onion prices started to climb from September and have averaged over Rs 100 per kg since November 25

Govt limits stock holding for onion retailers to 2 tonnes to curb hoarding

Retail onion prices have risen in the past two months due to short supply owing to fall in production of kharif (summer) crop after heavy rains.

Onion farmers harvest premature crop to cash in on high prices in mandis

The significance of the current arrivals can be gauged from the fact that the Lasalgaon mandi alone witnesses 22,000-25,000 tonnes of arrivals every day during the peak harvesting season

Onion prices zoom to Rs 165 a kg; imports to reach by Jan 20, says govt

In most cities, onion was quoting above Rs 100/kg in the retail markets, while at Nashik in Maharashtra - the key producing centre - the rates were ruling at Rs 75/kg on Friday

Onion shortage: MMTC importing to check prices; shipment likely by Jan

Delayed and prolonged rains are the main reason for damage to onion crops, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Dadarao said during Question Hour

Onions burn holes in consumer pockets, touch Rs 140 a kg in some cities

The price of onion was ruling at around Rs 120 a kg in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, while it was around Rs 100/kg in Delhi on Friday, as per the ministry's latest data