Govt to increase open market supply of onion in Delhi from buffer stock

The central government has decided to increase the open market supply of onion in Delhi from its buffer stock, created through the Price Stabilisation Fund, by two to three times from current levels. It also asked the Mother Dairy cooperatives chain to lower the price of onion sold through its outlets by Rs 2 to Rs 23.9 a kg.
 

There hasn’t been a big rise in retail onion prices here but the kharif crop output might be hit to some extent this year by drought in parts of Maharashtra, a prime supplier. This has already doubled wholesale onion prices in