Onion prices crash to 2-year low, now at Rs 700 a quintalThe average wholesale onion prices fell to a two-year low of Rs 700 a quintal at the markets in Nashik on Wednesday due to excess productio...
11 Feb, 2016, 12.59 PM IST
With increased arrival of kharif crop, wholesale onion prices dip by 50%The wholesale onion prices declined to Rs 10.60/kg today as compared to Rs 19/kg on December 1 at the Lasalgaon APMC in Nashik district of ...
21 Dec, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
Traders pressurise govt to reduce minimum export price for onions due to likely glutFarmers and traders are mounting pressure on the government to reduce the minimum export price for onions as they anticipate a glut in the ...
09 Dec, 2015, 06.14 AM IST
Shiv Sena to build memorial for freedom fighter Nana PatilThackeray further described Patil, who was a CPI MP from Satara, as a man who lived for the poor and dedicated his life for the country.
03 Aug, 2015, 04.27 PM IST
Onion prices remain high in NashikAPMC said that the supply of onions has been affected due to the untimely rains and hailstorms, resulting in damage of the crop.
29 Jul, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Onions get cheaper with rise in minimum export priceOnion prices are expected to fall further in the days ahead, traders said. They said their cost of carrying the stocks needs to be covered.
30 Jun, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Government agencies to procure onions to curb speculationThe National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) too has started procurement of onions in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra.
18 May, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Onion auctions resume after being halted for a weekOnion auctions, which were halted for a week at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, which is Nashik district's major APMC, began at 10 am today, sour...
24 Nov, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
Farmers to suffer losses as onion prices set to fall furtherOnion farmers are staring at the prospect of losses this year as the already low prices could drop even further with the arrival of kharif ...
05 Oct, 2014, 11.53 PM IST
Maharashtra farmers to protest against government's attempt to keep onion prices lowFarmers and traders had expected onion prices to increase in October, giving them good returns like in the previous year.
10 Sep, 2014, 08.58 AM IST
Farmers, traders unhappy with onions inclusion in Essential Commodities ActStakeholders concerned over decision to bring onion under EC Act sans declaration of minimum support price and concessions on rail freight.
26 Aug, 2014, 12.16 PM IST
Onion farmers staged a 'rail roko' agitation at Lasalgaon in Nashik districtWholesale onion prices at Lasalgaon increased marginally on Thursday by Re 1 per kg to Rs 17.50 per kg as the markets will remain closed.
14 Aug, 2014, 07.04 PM IST
Government to import 70,000 tonnes of onions to meet scarcityThe summer onion crop has a shelf life of six to seven months and it caters to the market until the fresh Kharif crop arrives.
26 Jul, 2014, 11.17 AM IST
Onion price rise: Nashik farmers put blame on hoardersIt has been revealed that most of 300-odd local market committees that control prices dominated by BJP, Congress and NCP politicians.
20 Jun, 2014, 04.54 AM IST
Remove minimum export price of onions: FarmersNashik farmers have decided to keep the market closed from December 16 if the union government does not remove the MEP limit which hinders ...
16 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- This Patil has his feet firmly on the ground
There is one formidable Patil dynasty in Maharashtra politics which belongs neither to the Congress nor to the NCP.
26 Sep, 2009, 04.03 AM IST
- Soya crop seen lower as erratic rains hit sowing
A prolonged dry-spell during June-July this year has served a body blow to the soyabean cultivation in Maharashtra.
16 Aug, 2008, 02.53 AM IST