Here’s why onion prices have soared so high
The storms and rains in the recent past disrupted the produce and distribution of onions and potatoes and therefore it started rotting due to heavy rain, heat and moisture.
Jun 08, 2021, 17:12 PM IST
Govt estimates 4.5% drop in onion output for 2017-18
As per the ministry's first advance estimate, area sown to onion remained lower at 1.19 million hectare in the current year as against 1.30 million hectare in the last year.
Jan 02, 2018, 19:03 PM IST
Onion exports climb 33% to Rs 2,362 cr in April-February
India's onion exports went up 33 percent to Rs 2,362 crore in the first 11 months of 2015-16 on higher realisation of sales.
Jun 13, 2016, 16:40 PM IST
Onion exports fall 18% during Apr-Sept on govt restrictions
Exports dipped during the first six months of the fiscal as the government had hiked the minimum export price (MEP) to USD 700 per tonne in August this year as prices skyrocketed on lower output due to unseasonal rains.
Dec 26, 2015, 15:44 PM IST
Price crash: Govt scraps minimum export price on onions to wipe tears of farmers
Know how the removal of minimum export price (MEP) will check falling prices of onions...
Dec 24, 2015, 19:21 PM IST
Wholesale onion prices fall to Rs 48/kg at Lasalgaon
Onion prices in both retail and wholesale markets have shot up unabated in the last few weeks due to estimated fall in production in the 2014-15 crop year by five lakh tonnes.
Aug 27, 2015, 19:26 PM IST
Govt steeply hikes minimum export price for onion to $425/tonne
Government on Friday increased sharply the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by USD 175 per tonne to USD 425 per tonne to ensure adequate domestic supply and contain price rise.
Jun 26, 2015, 20:29 PM IST
Govt hikes minimum export price of onion to $425 per tonne
The government on Friday hiked the minimum export price (MEP) of onion to USD 425 per tonne to improve the domestic supply and curb prices.
Jun 26, 2015, 19:24 PM IST
Onion prices soars up at Nashik APMC
Delayed monsoon and thin arrivals in the market drove onion prices up by Rs 200- 300 per quintal here Wednesday, Agriculture produce Market Committees (APMC) sources said.
Jul 02, 2014, 16:16 PM IST
Govt raises onion export price by 67% to $500/tonne to cool local prices
Exports will now be possible only at or above USD 500 per tonne. The government on June 17 set the minimum price at USD 300 per tonne.
Jul 02, 2014, 13:12 PM IST
