Page 4 - Onion

Onion trade affected at Nashik on sale procedure

Lasalgaon mandi in the district is the biggest in the country for onions

Onion acreage may shrink 5% on delayed rain

Farmers stay away from seed purchase, await actual rainfall before investing in onion seeds

Onion exports climb 33% to Rs 2,362 cr in Apr-Feb

Onion exports stood at 9,80,566 tonnes during the 11 months of 2015-16 as against 9,70,442 tonnes in the same period of the previous financial year

Dehydrated onion exports rise by 30% in new season

Initial trends suggest the industry is anticipating to close the year at 55,000 tonnes of dehydrated onion exports, up from 25,000 tonnes last year.

Lower onion prices double dehydration exports from India

The industry expects to export over 50,000 tonnes in 2016

Govt to add 56,800 tonnes of storage capacity for onion

According to the plans, about 38,000 tonnes of storage capacity will be added in MP, 12,000 tonnes in Maharashtra and 6,800 tonnes in Odisha

Govt buys 20,000 tonnes onions for buffer stock, exceeds target

Nafed and SFAC have procured onion at below Rs 10 per kg, which will be supplied during lean season

Centre to buy 15,000 tonnes onion to control prices

Took a few days ago decision empowering states to impose stock limits on sugar to check hoarding

Govt to purchase 15,000 tonnes of onions due to bumper crop

Onion production this year is to the tune of 20.3 million tonnes as against 19.0 million tonnes last year, Ram Vilas Paswan said

Onion output to hit record high of 203 lakh tonnes in 2015-16

Onion output dropped to 189.2 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to poor rains

Onion prices crash to 30 paise a kg in Neemuch

Bumper harvest and low demand

Fresh arrivals cause further fall in onion price

Prices declined by 30% in past three months on weak demand, higher production

Onion exports fall 10% to 6.95 lakh tonnes in Apr-Dec

However, exports rose by 44% in value terms to Rs 1,961 cr