Free dhaniya no more? India’s kitchen is feeling a new food squeezeCoriander prices have surged significantly after heavy rains disrupted essential vegetable supplies. Ginger and garlic prices also show sub...
17 Aug, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Dr Reddy's Foundation soil testing lab set to hit 1-lakh sample mark ahead of 2026 rabi seasonDr Reddy's Foundation is expanding its soil testing operations significantly. The Hyderabad lab aims to process one lakh samples before the...
19 Jul, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Govt raises onion procurement price by 13% as buffer stock buying strugglesGovernment hikes onion procurement price by 13% to Rs 2,125/quintal, effective July 4, 2026, to boost buffer stock purchases amid a slow st...
04 Jul, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
From export bans to price crashes: Why onion farmers need more than buffer stock purchasesRecent hikes in procurement price have provided little relief, according to stakeholders, as onion farmers argue that prices are still belo...
25 Jun, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
25 Jun, 2026, 06.44 AM IST
Onion prices soar to 5-year high amid supply woes, exports boostOnion prices in India have surged due to poor quality kharif crops and increased export demand. The price spike follows a supply shortage a...
11 Nov, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
Govt to buy 1,650 tonnes of onions from traders for BangladeshThis will be the first official export of the key kitchen staple from India in more than three months since the country banned its export f...
18 Mar, 2024, 12.12 AM IST
Onion traders in Nashik district go on indefinite strike, suspend auctions; minister warns actionOnion traders in Nashik, Maharashtra, have suspended auctions indefinitely in protest against the government's decision to increase export ...
20 Sep, 2023, 10.08 PM IST
Traders claim higher prices of onion could be a result of manipulationRetail onion prices have risen to Rs 50 per kg at some places in the country while wholesale prices have doubled in the benchmark Lasalgaon...
15 Sep, 2020, 06.40 PM IST
Supriya Sule hits out at govt for 'anti-farmer' policy, onion price crashThe farmers were destroyed, she said while alleging that the government has also forgotten its assurance of giving adequate support prices ...
16 Feb, 2017, 03.33 PM IST
Govt agencies SFAC and Nafed to sell Nashik onion in DelhiCentral government agencies SFAC and Nafed have decided to move their onion stocks from Nashik to Delhi as retail prices have almost treble...
30 Jul, 2015, 05.02 AM 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
Plan to import onion may keep prices under checkDespite the confidence of traders about a shortfall of bulb towards the end of the rainy season, move to import onions is expect to put cap...
29 Jul, 2014, 06.17 AM IST
Rapidly falling onion prices make farmers cryThe Central government had imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $1,125/tonne to prohibit the export of onion from the country.
03 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Maharashtra farmers face acute labour shortage
Growers look at alternatives such as mechanised sugarcane harvesters as farm workers migrate to cities seeking better pay and working condi...
24 May, 2010, 05.44 AM 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
- Onion exporters face shortage of railway wagons
Traders have sought adequate railway wagons for the transportation of onions and warned of a boycott of onion auctions if their demand was ...
03 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST