Page 6 - Onion Prices

Onion prices down 40% from season's peak on govt action but supplies worsen

Cheer for consumers, grief for farmers and traders. Huge losses for stockists who booked at higher levels on hopes of further price rise

Asia onion prices soar to eye-watering levels after India bans exports

Asian consumers have developed a serious dependence on Indian onion supplies for go-to dishes

The great onion crisis in India is back to Modi govt's dismay

The onion, whose soaring prices have been blamed for bringing down past governments, puts Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tight spot

Centre bans onion export, imposes stock holding limit to check price rise

Earlier, it had authorised states to impose stock limits for certain items under the Essential Commodities Act

Kejriwal flags off 70 mobile vans to sell onions at Rs 23.9 per kg in Delhi

The government will also sell onions at 400 ration shops across the national capital

Centre assures immediate and ample onion supply to states as demand rises

Earlier this week, the Centre had taken several decisions to curb the rise in onion prices

Retail onion prices hit Rs 60 per kg in Mumbai on reduced supply

Onion has become costlier by over 33 per cent in the last one week and over 70 per cent in September so far

Onion shoots up to Rs 70-80 per kg; Centre considers imposing stock limits

Onion prices are on the rise despite several measures taken by the central government to boost supply

Onion price hits 20-month high despite govt's measures for boosting supply

At Lasalgaon mandi, Asia's largest onion selling market, the onion price jumped Rs 1.50 a kg to Rs 32 a kg, the highest since January last year

Onion prices rise by up to 76% on reduced supply from flood-hit states

Government vigilant, considering MEP to control exports

Rising heat, drought in Maharashtra and southern India may hit onion prices

The fear of price rise gained momentum after reports surfaced that the NAFED procured 50,000 tonnes of onion this season

Onion prices in Maharashtra hovering at 2-year lows, farmers seek govt help

Seek MSP of Rs 8.5 a kg as they are incurring a loss of Rs 2-3 a kg on sales, if transport cost is included; very few tillers have option of switching to more remunerative crops

Onion spurts 50% to hit one-month high following export incentives

Price of export-quality bulbs touches Rs 10 per kg; farmers hold back sale of fresh onions, expecting prices to go up further

Shiv Sena attacks Maharashtra govt for falling onion prices, farm distress

It said the true picture of the condition of farmers cultivating onions, cotton and tomatoes was yet to come before the government

Maharashtra farmer gets Rs 216 for 545 kg onions, sends earnings to CM

Earlier, another farmer from the district, Sanjay Sathe from Niphad tehsil, had sent his earnings of Rs 1,064 for 750 kg of onions to the Prime Minister's Office by way of protest

Maharashtra farmer gets Rs 1,064 for 750 kg of onion, sends money to PM

The farmer sent the money as a protest for the low earnings he received through the sale of the onions

Onions without tears

Policy missteps responsible for rising prices

Govt to increase open market supply of onion in Delhi from buffer stock

New Delhi, 18 October The central government has decided to increase the open market supply of onion in Delhi from its buffer stock, created through the Price Stabilisation Fund, by two to three times from current levels. And, asked the Mother Dairy cooperatives chain to lower the price of onion sold through its outlets by Rs 2 a kg, to Rs 23.9 a kg.There hasn't been a big rise in retail onion prices here but the kharif crop output might be hit to some extent this year by drought in parts of Maharashtra, a prime supplier. This has already doubled wholesale onion prices in the state over the past week at the key Lasalgaon (Nashik district) market, to Rs 21.5 a kg.However, noted central officials at a review meeting here this week, the kharif crop is higher than last year. And, new crop arrival is expected in two to three weeks, which should take care of supplies. In the interim, the government would use its stock. Around 150 tonnes are being sold in the open market of Delhi presently ..

Wholesale onion prices surge to 8-month high of Rs 21.5 per kg at Lasalgaon

Drought in Maharashtra might reduce state's output by half

Onion prices crash below Rs 12 per kg in Lasalgaon on high supplies

As a hedge against this, the government is making efforts to diversify sowing