West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
Onion & Potato prices crash, but garlic is at Rs 500/kgA team of top central government officials is currently on a visit to the onion growing regions of Maharashtra to assess the ground situati...
06 Feb, 2024, 12.50 AM IST
Why have onion prices crashed in the past three weeks?The Indian government's decision to ban onion exports until March 2024 resulted in a drastic 60% price decline in less than three weeks. Th...
02 Jan, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
Garlic prices double in six weeks as supplies dwindleThe central government banned onion exports from December 8 to control the prices, which started rising after the unseasonal rainfall in th...
10 Dec, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
Nafed to begin onion procurement from 3 mandis in Gujarat from Thursday"Farmers are requested to bring their good quality and dried stock to the procurement centres to avail better rates at these centres," the ...
08 Mar, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
Tomato, onion growers in tears following price crash in KarnatakaAccording to Manjunath, a wholesale vegetable dealer in KR Market here, tomatoes are being sold from Rs 5 to Rs six per kg in the wholesale...
01 Dec, 2022, 05.27 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 prices crash to Re 1 per kilo in wholesale marketThis year, farmers stocked the summer crop hoping for a better price later. However, low demand and glut in the market have kept the prices...
25 Dec, 2018, 11.59 AM IST
I-T raids on onion traders in MaharashtraSpot wholesale onion prices crashed from Rs 14/kg to Rs 9/kg on news of the raids.
15 Sep, 2017, 11.45 AM IST
Onion prices fall 35% after I-T raids on Nashik tradersThe average wholesale onion prices on Thursday declined by 35% to Rs 900 per quintal at Lasalgaon as against Rs 1,400 per quintal on Wednes...
15 Sep, 2017, 08.47 AM IST
After hitting Rs 80 a kg, onion prices to fall"It is the old stock of large-sized onions which is in great demand in south India, and it is being sold at Rs 40/kg," said Danish Shah, pa...
16 Nov, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Exports fail to lift onion prices; increased arrivals keep market rates lowExport of onions may be robust, but that's no relief for farmers are domestic prices are sliding. Wholesale prices crashed to 5.50/kg in Pu...
05 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Sharad Pawar asks Commerce Ministry to scrap onion export floor priceAgriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has asked the Commerce Ministry to scrap the minimum export price for onions to help boost overseas shipm...
24 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Onion prices touches Rs 9/kg in Lasalgaon; 80% fall from peakOnion prices in Lasalgaon wholesale market have crashed to Rs 9 per kg, a drop of 80 per cent from the peak of Rs 55 per kg in September th...
19 Dec, 2013, 09.01 PM IST
Rapidly falling onion prices make farmers cryRapidly falling prices, particularly after elections in four state assemblies, have triggered farmer protests.
13 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Govt lifts ban on onions exports
Government today decided to lift ban on export of onions after its prices almost crashed in the domestic market, which triggered farmers' p...
17 Feb, 2011, 04.13 PM IST
- Wholesale onion prices now crash below Rs 5/kg
Farmers have been protesting in various onion-growing regions of Maharashtra since last week demanding the restart of exports.
10 Feb, 2011, 07.26 AM IST