Onion merchants extend help to farmers after imposition of 40% export levyOnion merchants in Delhi's Azadpur mandi are offering support to farmers who are concerned about the decline in onion prices due to the gov...
22 Aug, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Tomato prices spike again on tight supply; Mother Dairy stores selling at Rs 259/kgTomato prices have again hit the roof in the national capital with Mother Dairy selling the key kitchen staple at a whopping Rs 259 per kg ...
02 Aug, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Steep rise in prices of cooking essentials burns a hole in pocketCumin or jeera, an essential spice in Indian kitchens, is hovering around Rs 55,750 per quintal at Gujarat’s Unjha Mandi. Jeera prices have...
04 Jul, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
Farmer agitation clouds payment of Rs 3,000 crore for fruit, vegetable wholesales“The business was coming closer to the pre Covid sales, but now again the demand fell. Payments to be made by traders and suppliers in othe...
11 Dec, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
Delhi fruit and vegetable traders divided over Bharat BandhSimilarly, Kashmir Apple Merchants Association and the Himachal Pradesh Merchant Association supports the bandh. Vijay Talra, vice presiden...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.10 PM IST
Apple prices tumble in wholesale on weak demand, high supplyIn the Delhi Azadpur mandi average price of apple was about Rs 40-50 a kg which has dropped by 50% in the last fortnight due to increased s...
16 Sep, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
Tomato in Delhi plunges to Rs 1-2 a kg, onion to Rs 8Tomato prices have crashed to Rs 1-2 per kg while onions have fallen to about Rs 8 per kg in Delhi’s wholesale market because of weak deman...
22 May, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
Potato prices at retail up by 20%-30% amidst lockdownCold storages in West Bengal, the second largest producer of potato, are not being able to operate due to shortage of labour. “Of the 460 c...
24 Apr, 2020, 10.39 AM IST
One truck per trader in Delhi's Azadpur mandi to be allowed from WednesdayThe Azadpur mandi will implement one truck per one trader from Wednesday and register FIRs on traders not following it. They will also allo...
08 Apr, 2020, 10.23 AM IST
To restrict supplies, government threatens Azadpur traders with FIRs if they get more than one truckAt a time when Centre is easing sale of vegetables and fruits by farmers, this step by the APMC is detrimental to farmers ensuring supplies...
07 Apr, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
Covid lockdown: Fruit, vegetable supply remains restrictedTraders said labour scarcity will continue to dog operations as many workers have gone home before the government took steps to allow them ...
30 Mar, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
COVID-19 scare: Transport hurdles, labour scarcity to hit supply of fruit, vegetablesTraders say the current situation will devastate farmers as their produce will start rotting, while urban consumers will face sky-high pric...
25 Mar, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
Blame the heat wave, vegetable prices have risen 40% in a weekIn April, wholesale prices of food rose 3.4 per cent but fruits and vegetable prices were up 14 per cent.
11 Jun, 2019, 08.13 AM IST
Tomatoes selling at Rs 100 a kg in Delhi; no respite in next few weeksTomato vendors at the mandi have been sitting on protest against unauthorised occupation of their sheds for the past five days.
25 Jul, 2017, 08.43 AM IST
Wholesale onion prices down by Rs 5/kg; retail rates still highWholesale onion prices today fell further by about Rs 5 per kg in the national capital on increased arrival of the commodity from Karantaka.
22 Sep, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
Onion prices remain high at Rs 60/kg; wholesale rates softenOnion prices remained high at Rs 60 per kg in Delhi today even though wholesale rates fell by Rs 5 per kg on increased supply.
13 Aug, 2013, 07.02 PM IST
- After onions, now tomato prices rocket
Delhiites are dishing out up to Rs 50/kilo for the vegetable in many colonies. Wholesale traders blame retailers for marking up prices, say...
24 Dec, 2010, 05.29 AM IST