Agri industry demands independent body to use Rs 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastructure FundVilas Shinde, chairman, Sahyadri Agro, India’s largest FPO, agrees. "We need to create value chains for every commodity in which FPOs can p...
20 May, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
Vegetables on fire, prices soar up to 50% on heavy rainfallThe price increase was also attributed to demand for Eid festivity, said traders.
10 Aug, 2019, 07.14 AM IST
Onion prices pick up after a slumpRise in prices is witnessed also due to damages inflicted by July rains in Gujarat and Rajasthan that has set bullish trend in onion prices.
31 Jul, 2017, 12.36 AM IST
Milk shortages may increase as farmer strike intensifies in MaharashtraIn Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, farmers threw vegetables and milk on roads to protest against government policies.
02 Jun, 2017, 06.28 PM IST
Lasalgaon onions plunge to Rs 1 a kgOnion prices are crashing at Lasalgaon with the minimum wholesale rates hitting a four-year low of 1 per kg on Thursday .
09 Sep, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
- Farmers' leader Sharad Joshi passes away
Joshi, 81, was suffering from age-related ailments and the end came at his residence here, according to his family.
12 Dec, 2015, 03.58 PM IST
Onion prices may rise due to supply crunchThe retail price of onions ranged between Rs 40 and Rs 70 per kg, prompting the government to monitor the availability and price of onions ...
21 Aug, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
Weak monsoon forecast triggers fears of inflationPulses, coarse grains, rice, fodder, milk, eggs and chicken may see pressure on prices ,after a forecast a 12 per cent deficiency in the mo...
04 Jun, 2015, 02.40 AM IST
Onion exports dip by 21% to 7.76 lakh tonnesOnion exports declined by 21 per cent to over 7.76 lakh tonnes during April-December period of the current financial year mainly due to pri...
20 Mar, 2015, 04.41 AM IST
Vegetable prices rise as rain hits cropsSources said that vegetables like bitter gourd, turai (sponge gourd), turnip, etc have taken a beating.
17 Mar, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
Onion exports have increased after reduction in the MEP to $150 a tonneThe wholesale onion prices in Maharashtra are between Rs 8 a kg to Rs 10 while the retail prices are in the range of Rs 20 a kg to Rs 25.
14 Jan, 2014, 04.07 AM IST
Onion at Rs 90/kg; Sharad Pawar says rates to stay high for 2-3 weeksOnion prices continued to hover at record highs of Rs 90 per kg for the third day today with no sight of respite as Agriculture Minister Sh...
23 Oct, 2013, 06.08 PM IST
Delhi: Onion prices touch Rs 90 per kg, may hit Rs 100 soonDelhi, which gets most of its supply from Alwar (Rajasthan) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh), seems to be face a more severe crisis.
22 Oct, 2013, 10.35 AM IST
Government hikes onion 'minimum export price' to $ 900 per tonneTo curb rising onion prices, the government today hiked the minimum export price (MEP) of the vegetable to $ 900 per tonne.
19 Sep, 2013, 06.25 PM IST
Timely rains likely to lift onion outputThe timely arrival of the monsoon is likely to increase onion production in the country. But for the time being, consumers have to pay.
27 Jun, 2013, 04.31 AM IST
Vegetable prices rise 50 per cent owing to bad weatherVegetable prices have risen up to 50% in Delhi, Mumbai as farms near the Yamuna river in northern India are flooded
26 Jun, 2013, 04.02 AM IST
- Govt may slash onion export price
The minimum export price of onion may be reduced for February as prices of the farm commodity are expected to ease towards the end of this ...
22 Jan, 2009, 12.22 AM IST