Page 6 - Onion Prices

Onion shortage: Average price high at Rs 100 a kg, hits Rs 165 in Panaji

Onion prices started to climb from September and have averaged over Rs 100 per kg since November 25

Govt limits stock holding for onion retailers to 2 tonnes to curb hoarding

Retail onion prices have risen in the past two months due to short supply owing to fall in production of kharif (summer) crop after heavy rains.

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

Onion prices zoom to Rs 165 a kg; imports to reach by Jan 20, says govt

In most cities, onion was quoting above Rs 100/kg in the retail markets, while at Nashik in Maharashtra - the key producing centre - the rates were ruling at Rs 75/kg on Friday

Onion shortage: MMTC importing to check prices; shipment likely by Jan

Delayed and prolonged rains are the main reason for damage to onion crops, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Dadarao said during Question Hour

Onions burn holes in consumer pockets, touch Rs 140 a kg in some cities

The price of onion was ruling at around Rs 120 a kg in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, while it was around Rs 100/kg in Delhi on Friday, as per the ministry's latest data

Rahul calls FM 'incompetent', says not her job to tell India what she eats

"I don't eat much of onion-garlic. I come from such a family which doesn't have much to do with onion", the FM had said in Lok Sabha while replying to an MP when asked 'Do you eat onions?"

Amid soaring prices across India, onion spices up political debate

On Thursday, the onion prices which have been fluctuating for over a month in Delhi, touched Rs 109 per kg in many markets in the city

Onion price soars to Rs 120 a kg in Odisha; Govt says relief in January

The price of onion will come down by December end or by the first week of January, said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister R P Swain

Amid rising prices, MMTC to import 4,000 tons of onions from Turkey

Onion prices remain high in the range of Rs 75-100/kg across major cities of the country

DBT implementation helped the govt save Rs 1.41 trn in last 5 years: FM

The government plugged all loopholes through DBT and "all dalals and middlemen have been eliminated from the system", she said.

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

Onion price hike: Govt cuts stock holding limit for retailers, wholesalers

Onion prices have been ruling high for the past few weeks even as various measures have been initiated to increase supply of the key kitchen staple

Onion prices to skyrocket, likely to touch Rs 150 per kg in Kolkata

In most markets of the metropolis, the vegetable is being sold at Rs 110-130 per kg, which is expected to rise to Rs 150 a kg if wholesale prices are any indication, they said

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

BSP cracks the whip on senior leaders, former ministers over 'indiscipline'

Many of these crestfallen leaders had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and recent by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, but lost

Opposition protest in Assam Assembly as onion prices reach Rs 100 per kg

They asserted that they will continue to protest in the same manner till the state government takes measures to control the price of onions, which is selling at Rs 100 and more per kg in the state

Onions for Rs 100 a kg: Consumers pay price as govt fails to get supplies

Onion prices have been rising for three months after crops were first affected by delayed monsoon and later excessive and prolonged rains in Maharashtra and Karnataka