Potato exports jump over two-fold at 2.5 lakh ton in Apr-DecPotato exports are likely to rise further as the Centre had last month removed the minimum export price (MEP) on this key vegetable.
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...
Onion prices stable at Nasik as of now: BalyanAs per NHRDF data, the average wholesale price reported during the month of November this year in the markets of Nasik district is Rs 1,416...
Onion stocks of about 4 MT stored in India: National Horticultural Research and Development FoundationNHRDF is a society which guide the farmers, exporters and others concerned for improving the productivity and quality of horticultural crop...
Government may ban onion exports to check price riseThe government is mulling banning onion exports to contain prices, which have risen back to the Rs 80-90/kg level in the national capital.
Onion prices again touch Rs 70/kg on supply crunchOnion prices have again touched Rs 70 per kg, rising by Rs 10 per kg, in the retail market in the national capital because of lower supplie...
Onion prices spurts 40% in Lasalgaon to Rs 46/kgWholesale onion prices have shot up by 40 per cent in the last three days to Rs 46 a kg at Lasalgaon market in Nashik.
No proposal to ban onion exports: GovernmentThe government said there is no proposal to ban export of onion and its prices in the domestic market are showing a declining trend.
- Onion exports up over 17% in Apr-Dec: NHRDF
The country had exported 11 lakh tonne of onions in the same period last year, the Nasik-based NHRDF said.
- Lower kharif crop not to drag down India's onion output: NHRDF
Overall output in the country will remain in line with the production target of 15.13 million tonnes for 2011-12, government research body ...
- Short-duration onion crop mooted for kharif
Delayed rains have stalled sowing of kharif onion. As a result, harvesting will also be pushed back by a month to November.
- Onion production likely to dip 12% this year
'We expect onion output to decline by 1.5 million tonnes to 10.5 million tonnes as there has been a significant crop loss of about 35% in t...
No shortage of onion, says NHRDFEven though onion prices are rising in the country, NHRDF has said there is no shortage of the commodity in the country.
- Onion exports to touch record 15 lakh tonne
The country has achieved record onion exports this year, primarily because the crop has been good in Maharashtra, which accounts for 80% of...
- Pawar praises NHRDF for its research in assisting farmers
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said the UPA government is the first after freedom to announce loan waiver for farmers.
- Onion prices may not fall soon
According to NHRDF estimates, there may be 3-5% damage to the crop this season due to untimely rains in some parts of Maharashtra and Karna...
- Onion prices stagnant, may soften marginally next week
Onion prices, which has been hovering in the range of Rs 16-19 per kg in the wholesale market here for the last 15 days, is likely to softe...