Page 3 - Onions

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

How the ubiquitous onion exposes weaknesses in India's farm policies

Fractured markets accentuate the demand-supply mismatch typical of this dining staple

Good onion vs bad onion: TN CM busts myth by tasting bulbs at press meet

There were some reports that the imported variety of onions was sweet and not good for health

Onion shortage: Prices may halve in two weeks on increased new arrivals

Prices in Lasalgaon mandi down to Rs 41/kg from Rs 71/kg last Saturday

Centre halves onion stock holding limit for retailers as price keeps rising

India exported $102 million worth of dehydrated onions in 2018-19

Onion price hike: Govt cuts stock holding limit for retailers, wholesalers

Onion prices have been ruling high for the past few weeks even as various measures have been initiated to increase supply of the key kitchen staple

Onions for Rs 100 a kg: Consumers pay price as govt fails to get supplies

Onion prices have been rising for three months after crops were first affected by delayed monsoon and later excessive and prolonged rains in Maharashtra and Karnataka

With onions at Rs 80/kg, restaurants passing on cost burden to customers

According to retail vegetable vendors, onions are being sold in the range of Rs 70-80 per kg in the national capital and suburbs

RJD MLA wears garland of onions to protest price rise, calls for action

Raja Pakar (Vaishali) MLA Shiv Chandra Ram raised slogans and attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his "empty promises"

Onion shortage: FY20 kharif, late-kharif output to fall 26%, says Paswan

The rains during September-October hit transportation of crop from these producing regions to consuming centres, he said

Onion prices may have peaked at Rs 100 a kg; expect a correction from here

With 3,000 tonnes of imported onion entering the market over the next fortnight, the price should start cooling off. Soon after, the new crop of onions will arrive, further reducing prices

Delhi govt demands more onions from Centre; doorstep sale to resume soon

Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday held a meeting with his department officers to review the issue of 'sudden and unexplained' rise in onion prices

Onion prices rise 45% to Rs 80 per kg in Delhi-NCR in just one week

Onion prices are ruling high for more than a month in Delhi-NCR due to supply disruption following heavy rains in growing states like Maharashtra

Onion set to bring tears to consumer as retail price nears Rs 100 a kg

Vegetables surges by 10% to trade at Rs 55.5 a kg in Lasalgaon mandi. It is being sold for Rs 70-80 in retail across the country

Inter-ministerial panel reviews prices, availability of onions, tomatoes

The meeting was informed that there have been some disruptions in the supplies because of Diwali holidays and rains in some of the growing areas affecting harvesting

The onion enigma

Unfortunately, both the perception and prescriptions offered are shrouded in myths, which need to be deconstructed to know one's onions

Scarcity, fruitless govt measures to keep onion prices high for a while

The vegetable is currently trading at a three-year high of Rs 40 a kg at the largest Onion mandi in Lasalgaon, Maharashtra

Traders fear ban on exports as onion price jumps to four-year high

Last week's measures to curb prices, such as the levy of MEP and permission for duty-free import failed to curb the price rise

Onion prices rise by up to 76% on reduced supply from flood-hit states

Government vigilant, considering MEP to control exports