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After tomatoes, now onion likely to get costlier by September on low supply

Though India has a huge stock of onions, the high proportion of bad-quality onions due to excessive summer heat this year had led to an increase in the prices of good-quality onions

Central Railways' send 6 wagons carrying onions to Manipur from Maharashtra

The Central Railway has sent six wagons loaded with onions to Manipur from Manmad in Maharashtra's Nashik district, a CR official said on Tuesday. In the wake of the prevailing law and order situation in Manipur leading to scarcity of essential items, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in co-operation with the state's transport department on Sunday sent the first goods trains carrying essential commodities to the violence-hit north-eastern state, officials said on Monday. The inaugural goods train reached Khongsang railway station in Manipur's Tamenglong district from Guwahati on Monday. Talking to PTI, Central Railway's chief public relations officer Dr Shivraj Manaspure said onions were loaded in 22 wagons at Ankai goods shed near Manmad station in Nashik for Changsari station near Guwahati in Assam, from where six wagons were sent to Khongsang station in Manipur. "A total of six wagons reached Khongsang station on Monday," he said. A local trader had booked the wagons from A

Onion prices will stay depressed in markets till mid-March, say experts

Onion prices will stay depressed till the arrival of the long shelf life rabi or winter crop in the markets in mid-March, experts said on Tuesday. There is a supply glut in the market which has led to events like farmers getting a pittance of their input costs for the produce and also angry farmers halting trading at Asia's biggest market place Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, on Monday, they said. Independent farm sector analyst Deepak Chavan told PTI that there are a variety of reasons for the current spate of troubles which has led to panic selling by farmers as the shelf life of the late kharif harvest is too small, and called for government intervention. Chavan said more farmers sowed the 'late kharif' variety rather than the kharif variety this year leading to an increase in acreage and estimated that productivity has gone up by up to 20 per cent leading to the current situation. Prolonged rains delayed sowing and many farmers opted for the 'late kharif' variety. They also saw a ..

Onion prices soar, shortage threatens a new chapter in world food crisis

Prices are soaring, fueling inflation and prompting countries to take action to secure supplies. Morocco and Turkey have halted some exports, as has Kazakhstan

Onions turn 'currency' in Philippines for a day for food bank programme

A retail store in the Philippines accepted onions as "payment" for select in-store items as part of an onion-raising drive for a "community pantry" or food bank project

Government releases buffer stock of onion to states to check price rise

To check any sharp jump in retail onion prices, Centre on Friday said it has started offloading the buffer stock in a targeted manner to states where prices are increasing over the previous months.

Nationwide average retail price of onions down 60% since last year: Govt

All-India average retail price of onions has dropped by 60 per cent this year to Rs 40 per kg

Sharad Pawar to meet Nashik onion cultivators over suspended auctions

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he will be meeting onion cultivators in Nashik, where auctions were suspended at APMCs in protest against the Centre-imposed stock limit on the staple

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

Govt left with 25,000 tonnes of buffer onion stock, says Nafed's Chadha

Currently, Nafed is offloading onion buffer stock in the market to boost domestic availability and check onion prices which surpassed Rs 75 per kg in some parts of the country in the last few weeks

Govt eases import norms for onions to boost domestic supply, check prices

The government on Wednesday relaxed import norms till December 15 to facilitate the early shipment of onion to boost the domestic supply and check the retail prices of the key kitchen staple.

Govt allows exports of Bangalore rose onions, Krishnapuram onions

Easing ban on exports, the government on Friday allowed shipments of Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions with certain conditions

Onion shipments handed over to customs before export ban could be released

A decision has been taken that onion export shipments which were handed over to the customs before imposition of the export ban on the vegetable could be released for sending to various countries

Bangladesh issues over 200 import permits for 88,000 tonnes of onions

Bangladesh importers have been eagerly waiting for onion consignments to get cleared from Chittagong port, a day after the Indian government allowed pre-contracted onions to enter the markets

Onions lying on ports to be exported to countries including Bangladesh

India has allowed the export of onions lying on ports in transit to all countries including Bangladesh, government sources said on Friday

Bangladesh expresses concern over India banning export of onions

Bangladesh has officially conveyed its deep concern over India's banning the export of onions without due notice

'We'll die of hunger': Nashik farmers unable to sell onions at fair prices

'Our earnings are not even supporting the expense of fuel to carry them to market'

Sitharaman brings farm sector reforms, to deregulate onion, potato prices

Stock limits will be imposed only under exceptional circumstances like national calamities and famine, said the FM

To curb price volatility, early warning system developed for onion, potato

Alerts from the portal will help the govt take timely market intervention under the central scheme 'Operation Greens' by providing subsidy to farmers for storage and transportation of the produce

Govt to lift ban on onion exports as prices likely to fall sharply

Sources said the decision was taken at a meeting of a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Home Minister Amit Shah