Onion Prices In Delhi

In metros, retail price of onion was ruling at Rs 120 /kg Kolkata, at Rs 102/kg in Delhi and Mumbai and at Rs 80/kg in Chennai, as per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry

The latest contract of onions will begin arriving in India from mid-January onwards

Onion prices have risen by 81 per cent in the last one month and are ruling above the Rs 100 per kg mark for the second week in a row

Danve said: "During 2019-20, there was a 3-4 weeks delay in sowing as well as the decline in sown area of the Kharif onion because of the late arrival of monsoon."

The government's failure to properly visualise the emerging situation post onion crop failure and its inability to rise to the occasion well in time has led to the messy situation

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

The government's plan to import around 17,000 tonnes of onion is insufficient to meet the deficit

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

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

"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?"

Incentivise storage to ensure steady availability

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

In a press conference here, the party's Rajya Sabha member Amee Yajnik said the government has "failed utterly" in handling the matter

According to retail vegetable vendors, onions are being sold in the range of Rs 70-80 per kg in the national capital and suburbs

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

"It is sad that the Central government has stopped the supply of onions to the city for the last two-three days," Kejriwal said

Traders who have imported onions without fumigation or having endorsement of such treatment on phytosanitary certificate will be allowed to fumigate in India through an accredited treatment provider

While policy makers will assess the accompanying food-price data, it may not be compelling enough to hold their attention

Last week, Paswan had attributed the sharp rise in onion prices to 30-40 per cent fall in domestic production

The prices recently shot up to Rs 100/Kg in the retail market