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
Non-vegetarian thali cost drops 1% in March; Vegetarian thali prices remain stable: Crisil ReportThe cost of a home-cooked non-vegetarian thali fell 1% year-on-year in March 2026, while vegetarian meal costs remained unchanged, as cheap...
07 Apr, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
Vegetable prices crash up to 80% since January, deepening farm distressVegetable prices have fallen sharply since January. Potatoes are down 40 percent, onions 50 percent, and tomatoes up to 80 percent. This is...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.32 AM IST
Duty hike effect: Onion exports down by 50%India’s onion exports fell over 50 percent in June, hindered by a minimum export price of $550 per tonne and a 40 percent export duty, maki...
08 Aug, 2024, 12.57 AM IST
Onion exporters seek ‘fair and equitable’ distribution of export quotaExporters have requested fair distribution of the onion export quota amid confusion caused by conflicting statements from political leaders...
27 Feb, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
Shipping 'grapes', selling onions: How smugglers defy export banIndia banned the export of onions effective December 8 to make the essential kitchen staple cheaper for domestic consumers. This has led to...
13 Feb, 2024, 08.59 AM IST
Farmers, traders seek lifting of onion export ban as prices fall 65% in 5 weeksArrival of red onion from the kharif harvest is gradually increasing in the market, while arrival of old onions is robust. Fearing further ...
08 Dec, 2020, 11.19 AM 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
Trade demands opening up of onion exports as prices slide rapidlyOnion prices have been ruling around Rs 100 a kg in retail for close to three months as excess unseasonal rainfall damaged the delicate cro...
29 Jan, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Onion price spike slows pace of exportsIndia's onion exports had doubled in 2016-17 over the previous year.
03 Aug, 2017, 09.05 AM IST
Onion prices fall as supplies arrive from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & KarnatakaOnion prices fell Rs 5 to Rs 10 a kilogram in wholesale markets on Tuesday as fresh supplies arrived from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and K...
26 Aug, 2015, 06.25 AM IST
Onion prices shoot up to 200 per cent as supply dipsOnion prices have shot up by up to 200 per cent since the start of this month in some top wholesale markets of Nashik, one of the biggest o...
29 Jul, 2015, 05.53 AM IST
Achche din in Delhi: Onion, potatoes to cost less in capitalTraders in the four regulated markets of Delhi have decided to sell potatoes and onions on a 'no profit no loss' basis till prices cool off.
04 Jul, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
Price uncertainty to blame poor numbers, say onion exportersOnion exporters have blamed the uncertainty of prices to be the main cause for exports not picking up even after a reduction in the floor e...
25 Dec, 2013, 04.00 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
Did the government not take the onion crisis seriously?“Despite knowing about the onion shortage in the country, Nafed did not import onions,” said an insider of the onion trade.
18 Sep, 2013, 05.25 AM IST
Onion Prices may retreat in October on high supplies“Presently around 45-50 % stock is over but around 14-15 lakh tonne onions are still available in the country for consumption till October ...
30 Jul, 2013, 10.29 AM IST