How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
18 May, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Remove 20 per cent export duty on onions: Ajit Pawar to CentreAjit Pawar, Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, has written to the Union Commerce Minister. Pawar seeks removal of the 20% export duty on ...
19 Dec, 2024, 02.54 PM IST
Export ban lifted before voting in Maharashtra onion beltThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Saturday issued a notification permitting the export of onions with the Minimum Export P...
05 May, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
Maharashtra farmers cry foul over falling onion pricesThe imposition of a 40% export duty on onions in Maharashtra has resulted in a drop in prices, angering farmers and putting the ruling Bhar...
21 Aug, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40 pc duty on export: TradersTraders in Nashik, India have decided to indefinitely close onion auctions to protest against the government's imposition of a 40% duty on ...
21 Aug, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40% duty on export: TradersOnion auctions have shut indefinitely in all agriculture produce market committees (APMCs) in Maharashtra's Nashik district to protest agai...
21 Aug, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
Now, farmer gets 51 paise per kg for his onions, sends money to Maharashtra CMThe farmer got Rs 216 after selling 545 kg of onions at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) at Yeola in an auction on December ...
07 Dec, 2018, 03.31 PM IST
Onion ruling at Rs 36.11/kg at Lasalgaon wholesale marketThe government had already increased minimum export price of the commodity to $ 425 per tonne, and also extended the ban on holding of its ...
14 Aug, 2015, 05.34 PM IST
Onion prices soars up at Nashik Agriculture produce Market CommitteesThe current arrival of onion in the APMC markets in Nashik district is kharif production, which has been adversely affected this year due t...
02 Jul, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
Hailstorms make onion farmers 'cry' this seasonThough, the damage to onion may not affect prices or availability as a bumper harvest is expected in April, loss of the seed crop will make...
28 Mar, 2014, 12.19 PM IST
- Low supplies lift onion prices 75% in Bengal region
Onion prices have risen 75% from Rs 20 per kg to Rs 35 per kg in a week in West Bengal and the northeast. Traders say low supplies from Nas...
05 Feb, 2013, 05.08 AM IST
- Too late to scrap minimum export price, say onion traders
Onion traders today said the government's decision to abolish minimum export price of the bulb has come "late" as growers have already suff...
03 May, 2012, 06.30 PM IST
- Farmers protest government's decision to ban onion exports
There were protests in Nashik district on Friday and Saturday and APMCs have decided to keep onion trading suspended for an indefinite peri...
12 Sep, 2011, 05.55 AM IST
- Farmers won't sell onions at Rs 5/Kg
With the wholesale onion price ruling firm at Rs 5 a kg for a month now, growers have preferred to store them in the hope of getting better...
26 May, 2011, 01.20 AM IST
- Nashik onion traders call off 2-day strike
Onion traders of Nashik has called off their two-day strike after assurances that contracting parties would not be forced to sell the veget...
11 Jan, 2011, 07.33 AM IST
- Onion prices touch Rs 7,100 per quintal in Nashik APMCs
Onion prices in various Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMCs) here soared to a high of Rs 7,100 per quintal.
21 Dec, 2010, 02.20 PM IST
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.
10 Oct, 2009, 01.40 AM IST