Page 4 - Onion Prices

TOP prices to remain benign in coming months amid likely inflation pressure

Traders and market watchers say the price movement in Tomatoes, Onions and Potatoes will remain within range sans any unusual spikes

Centre lifts ban on onion exports from January 1 as prices plunge

Exports of all varieties of onion will be allowed, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a notification

November WPI inflation at nine-month high even as food prices moderate

Onion, which bore the brunt of rising inflation rate in recent months, saw deflation or fall in prices in November at 7.58%

Govt to import 25,000 tonnes onion, 30,000 tonnes potato before Diwali

Spurt in prices triggers move as norms for pulses are also eased

Imported onion likely to ease prices in Kolkata's wholesale market

The skyrocketing onion prices in the retail market are likely to ease as imported bulbs have put a break, at least temporarily, on the rise in wholesale prices in Kolkata, officials said on Wednesday

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Ad hoc steps must end

Interventions to contain onion prices would do more harm

Onion price drop by up to Rs 10/kg in consuming mkts on govt action

Wholesale onion prices fell by up to Rs 10 per kg in consuming markets such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai with increase in arrival of the perishable commodity after the government imposed stock limits

Onion prices soar in Rajkot over rain-induced damage, supply shortage

The traders have blamed natural calamities for the sudden price hike in the vegetable market

Onion prices shoot up in Pune amid supply crunch due to damaged crop

Onion prices surged in Pune after crops were damaged due to rainfall in various parts of the country following which consumers are forced to buy onions in less quantity

Rains keep onion prices up despite govt's ban on exports, shows data

From September 15 to 21, there was a nominal Rs 3 per kg increase in the wholesale prices in Delhi, while in Mumbai prices rose by Rs 2 per kg

Delhi govt keeping close watch on essential commodities' prices: Minister

During a meeting, officers said retail prices of onion in Delhi were less as compared to last year

As India bans exports, onion turns costlier by 50% in Bangladesh

The surprise move, which took immediate effect on Monday, could help cut prices in India, but boost prices in Asian nations

Onion trades at output cost as prices decline 25%, may deter Kharif sowing

Crop quality is very poor due to delay in harvesting of matured crop, caused by shortage of workers and transport issues, says Lasalgaon APMC secretary

Covid-19 hinterland digest: A 200-bed hospital built in just 20 days

From farmers selling their harvest with relative ease in Punjab, to others dumping their tomato produce in Madhya Pradesh to onions making farmers cry, once again

Govt allows onion exports from March 15, removes MEP as prices fall

The government last week decided to lift ban on export of onions in view of projected sharp fall in prices due to bumper rabi crop

Onion jumps 30% to hit a two-week high as export curbs are lifted

Exporters resume business immediately after Paswan's Wednesday tweet announcing the decision

Govt to lift ban on onion exports as prices likely to fall sharply

Sources said the decision was taken at a meeting of a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Home Minister Amit Shah

WPI inflation accelerates to 10-mth high of 3.1% on costlier onion, potato

The earlier high was recorded in April 2019, when the WPI inflation stood at 3.18 per cent

Onion prices slip 40% in a week on increased supply across the country

Data from the Nashik-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation showed onion was trading at at Rs 24 a kg on Tuesday in the benchmark Lasalgaon mandi in Nashik district