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With onion being sold in some metros like Hyderabad, Chennai and some places in New Delhi at Rs 100 a kg, the price of the kitchen staple may have peaked. According to market players, with around 3,000 tonnes of imported onion entering the market over the next fortnight, amid marginally liberalised import norms, the price of the commodity should start cooling off. Soon after, the new crop of onions will arrive, further reducing the prices.
Data from the country’s various retail market, compiled by the National Horticulture Board, show that the onion price was quoted at as much as Rs
