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Know your onions: Buyers left teary eyed as prices surge to Rs 200 a kilo

Onion prices have been high for past few weeks due to fall in production of the Kharif crop following unseasonal rainfall in key growing states

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

Best of BS Opinion: Sri Lanka & Sino-Indian rivalry, onion crisis, and more

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West Bengal to import 800 tonnes of onions from Egypt as prices soar

The state government placed the order at a landed cost of Rs 55/kg at Mumbai port with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), which has been tasked to distribute

Centre halves onion stock holding limit for retailers as price keeps rising

India exported $102 million worth of dehydrated onions in 2018-19

Wholesale price of onions reaches Rs 11,000 per quintal mark in Nashik

The previous highest wholesale auction price of onions was Rs 9,000 per quintal recorded at the Kalwan APMC last month

MMTC signs second onion import order, to buy 11,000 tonnes from Turkey

The company had placed an order for the first consignment of 6,090 tonnes of onion from Egypt

Make onion available at Rs 15.6 a kg instead of Rs 60: Delhi govt to Centre

Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said a government should not be seen as making profit motive over an essential commodity

Better technology helped contain onion crop damage due to erratic monsoon

An ICAR survey has found that traditionally sown onion crops saw a damage of up to 80%

Now, onion tears for West Bengal as retail price hits Rs 100 a kg

Onion had been selling at Rs 70-80 a kilo over the past couple of weeks

MMTC to procure 6,090 tonnes onion to boost supply, control prices

While MMTC has been tasked to import onions, cooperative Nafed will supply the key kitchen items in the domestic market

Onion shortage: Cabinet approves import of 120,000 tonnes to contain prices

The government is also facilitating private imports and also relaxed phytosanitary and fumigation norms till December

Onion shortage: FY20 kharif, late-kharif output to fall 26%, says Paswan

The rains during September-October hit transportation of crop from these producing regions to consuming centres, he said

Onion prices may have peaked at Rs 100 a kg; expect a correction from here

With 3,000 tonnes of imported onion entering the market over the next fortnight, the price should start cooling off. Soon after, the new crop of onions will arrive, further reducing prices

Onion set to bring tears to consumer as retail price nears Rs 100 a kg

Vegetables surges by 10% to trade at Rs 55.5 a kg in Lasalgaon mandi. It is being sold for Rs 70-80 in retail across the country

Traders sceptical of govt steps as onion, tomato prices hit season's highs

This is largely because the surge in recent weeks is due to the rains in Maharashtra, which could impact kharif harvest if they continue unabated

Best of BS Opinion: Precluding the next onion crisis, Ganguly's leadership

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The unending tale of 'onion tears'

Geographical diversification, development of early warning systems and promotion of substitutes will go a long way in mitigating the next onion crisis

The price of onions: The best thing for the govt would be to do nothing

The right immediate action is inaction. The right preventive action is to get traders to constantly hoard too much

Even soaring onion prices may not stop RBI from delivering more rate cuts

Onions have a weight of 0.6 per cent in the overall inflation basket and contribute about 10 per cent to the vegetable basket