Consumers have to pay higher for stored onion despite arrival of new crop

Fresh onion arrival in Bangalore have started from last two weeks. They had reduced the demand for Maharashtra onion.

Consumers have to pay higher for stored onion despite arrival of new crop

PUNE: Consumers have to pay about 30% more for the stored onions even as fresh crop has started arriving in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Fresh onion arrival in Bangalore have started from last two weeks. They had reduced the demand for Maharashtra onion. Now, Maharashtra farmers too advanced the harvest of kharif crop as prices are good. More than 11,000 quintal new onion arrived at Ahmednagar APMC on Monday bringing the prices down to Rs 22/kg as compared to more than Rs 40/kg at Lasalagaon.

However, despite ample stocks, arrival of stored onion has significantly reduced at APMCs in Nashik district as farmers are still holding on to the stocks in the hope of prices going up again.

Wholesale prices at key markets in Maharashtra are almost double than the markets in the South where fresh arrivals have started


Maharashtra
Markets Arrival (quintal) Average price (Rs/kg)
Lasalgaon 1500 41
Pimpalgaon 1000 44
Ahmedngar 11,765 22

Other States
Markets Arrival(quintal) Average price (Rs/kg)
Bangalore 76,266 28
Hyderabad 15,000 24

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