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

Pinching hard on consumers' pockets, retail onion prices have surpassed the Rs 100 per kg mark in most cities across the country and in some places it is ruling at Rs 140 a kg, as per the official data maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry.

Onion prices have been ruling high for past few weeks due to fall in production of the Kharif crop following unseasonal rainfall in key growing states, including Maharashtra.

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