Page 4 - Onion Prices

Price of onions 22.36% lower compared to the last year: Govt

Prices of onion remained substantially stable during 2021-22 due to effective market intervention through the Price Stabilisation Fund, the Ministry statement said

Onion, edible oil prices to cool down during festival season: Centre

The Centre estimates onion production in the kharif season to be around 4.38 million tonnes

Onion prices not 'extraordinarily high'; no case for banning exports: Govt

Buffer stocks are being released to cool down the prices further, Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said

Surge in onion prices adds another layer of pain for India's consumers

Onion prices are likely to remain firm during the current festive season before starting to moderate from mid-January when supplies rise from the new season crop

Onion prices likely to remain at higher trajectory this festive season

The onion prices are expected to remain at a higher trajectory during October-November, as erratic monsoon may lead to an eventual delay in harvest, according to a report by Crisil Research

TOP prices to remain benign in coming months amid likely inflation pressure

Traders and market watchers say the price movement in Tomatoes, Onions and Potatoes will remain within range sans any unusual spikes

Centre lifts ban on onion exports from January 1 as prices plunge

Exports of all varieties of onion will be allowed, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a notification

November WPI inflation at nine-month high even as food prices moderate

Onion, which bore the brunt of rising inflation rate in recent months, saw deflation or fall in prices in November at 7.58%

Govt to import 25,000 tonnes onion, 30,000 tonnes potato before Diwali

Spurt in prices triggers move as norms for pulses are also eased

Imported onion likely to ease prices in Kolkata's wholesale market

The skyrocketing onion prices in the retail market are likely to ease as imported bulbs have put a break, at least temporarily, on the rise in wholesale prices in Kolkata, officials said on Wednesday

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Ad hoc steps must end

Interventions to contain onion prices would do more harm

Onion price drop by up to Rs 10/kg in consuming mkts on govt action

Wholesale onion prices fell by up to Rs 10 per kg in consuming markets such as Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai with increase in arrival of the perishable commodity after the government imposed stock limits

Onion prices soar in Rajkot over rain-induced damage, supply shortage

The traders have blamed natural calamities for the sudden price hike in the vegetable market

Onion prices shoot up in Pune amid supply crunch due to damaged crop

Onion prices surged in Pune after crops were damaged due to rainfall in various parts of the country following which consumers are forced to buy onions in less quantity

Rains keep onion prices up despite govt's ban on exports, shows data

From September 15 to 21, there was a nominal Rs 3 per kg increase in the wholesale prices in Delhi, while in Mumbai prices rose by Rs 2 per kg

Delhi govt keeping close watch on essential commodities' prices: Minister

During a meeting, officers said retail prices of onion in Delhi were less as compared to last year

As India bans exports, onion turns costlier by 50% in Bangladesh

The surprise move, which took immediate effect on Monday, could help cut prices in India, but boost prices in Asian nations

Onion trades at output cost as prices decline 25%, may deter Kharif sowing

Crop quality is very poor due to delay in harvesting of matured crop, caused by shortage of workers and transport issues, says Lasalgaon APMC secretary

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From farmers selling their harvest with relative ease in Punjab, to others dumping their tomato produce in Madhya Pradesh to onions making farmers cry, once again