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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

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

Government vigilant, considering MEP to control exports

Govt doubles export incentive on onion to shore up prices, boost shipments

In July 2018, the government had introduced 5 per cent export incentive for fresh onions

Govt reduces minimum export price for onion by $150 per tonne to $700

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat are the major onion producing states

India importing onion, despite export rising 56% in April-July

The onion export increased by 47.69 per cent to Rs 1,443.09 crore in the period under review

Onion acreage may shrink owing to weak prices

According to NHRDF data, model prices of onion were Rs 615 per quintal in January

Dehydrated onion exports decrease by 50% this year

Huge carry-forward and less demand led to decline dehydrated onion export from India by almost 50 per cent to 15,000 tonnes in this year as against 30,000 tonnes in 2016. According to the industry, last year export was good due to lower prices as result many importing countries like Russia, Germany, France and USA also have sufficient stock which half in this year. "Internationally, Indian dehydrated onion prices are lower than China and Egypt but as consuming countries have sufficient stocks, demand has come down by 50 per cent so far and will not gain much during this year. India's total export may not be more than 40,000 tonnes," said Vitthalbhai Koradiya, managing director of Maharaja Dehydration.India had exported about 50,000 tonnes in 2016 and the industry is expecting to export about 35,000-40,000 tonnes. India is offering dehydrated onion at $ 1,650 per tonne while China and Egypt offer it in $ 2,000 a tonne. On the other hand the country is having about 20,000 tonnes of ...

Onion farmers languish even as traders ride on arbitrage to double profits

Modus operandi: Buy in Lasalgoan at Rs 4 a kg, sell in the north at Rs 11-13

Onion export doubles in April-Sept

Government had removed peak $700 a tonne MEP last year in phases, to nil by last month

Demonetisation: Cash crunch continues to impact onion trading

Wholesale traders have decided to stop onion trading till November 24

Hyderabad's onion market halts operations due to cash crunch

Hyderabad Onion Merchants Association said it will stop onion trading for 5 days starting Tuesday until Nov 19

Onion buffer dampens govt ardour

Storage loss of 40% compounds 70% fall in price after procurement begins

Onion price collapse make farmers see red

Lasalgaon market prices at Rs 1-1.50 a kg make farmers demand subsidy of Rs 5 a kg, minimum support price and setting up of an onion board

Onion prices slump to 4-yr low

In comparison, the average cost of production is Rs 5 a kg and onion of average quality was quoted at Rs 40-50 a kg across the country early this calendar year

Record onion output in 2015-16

Onion output had dropped to 18.92 mt in the 2014-15 crop year (July-June), due to poor rain

Onion output scales new record at 21 mt in 2015-16

Tomato production also rose 12 per cent to 18.4 mt in 2015-16 crop year as against 16.3 mt in the previous year

Go for more exports: Gadkari to onion traders

Gadkari said the sharp fall in prices has hit onion-producing states, particularly Maharashtra, and farmers are in distress

Maharashtra govt proposes subsidy for onion farmers

Model (average) onion prices were Rs 6 a kg on Friday at the major wholesale market at Lasalgaon

Nashik farmer gets 5 paise per kg for onions!

Upset over the valuation, Darade returned home and threw 13 quintal of onion in his field