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
Onion price hikes make wallets weep across IndiaOnion prices in India have skyrocketed to Rs 70-80 per kilogram, impacting household budgets and causing distress among consumers. Vendors ...
09 Nov, 2024, 11.17 AM IST
Social media savvy Maha onion farmers tip scales against NDAMaharashtra farmers, led by figures like Sharad Joshi and Bharat Dighole, navigate challenges in onion trade amidst government policy shift...
05 Jun, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
Onion export ban to continue till March 31: GovtThe ban on export of onion till March 31, 2023, continues to control prices and ensure domestic availability, according to Consumer Affairs...
20 Feb, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
How media reports can help in interest rate setting when tomatoes and onions spoil the partyThe authors of the paper titled " Forecasting Food Inflation using News-based Sentiment Indicators" published in the Reserve Bank's occasio...
19 Oct, 2022, 08.15 PM IST
Farmers warn of onion glut in two monthsAccording to traders, onion imports will be feasible till end of January.
09 Dec, 2019, 09.55 AM IST
Farmers throw away onions as prices fallBy mid-Oct, onion prices shot up suddenly on fears of drought and delay in kharif crop.
04 Dec, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
Agriwatch: Cotton, onion upThe base for Index and sub-Indices is 2014 (= 100).
15 Oct, 2018, 10.23 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 threaten to cross Rs 100 a kg in Delhi as stockists make a killingThe staple kitchen item was selling at around Rs 80 per kg in Delhi markets, as a huge jump in prices was reported from the city's wholesal...
22 Aug, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Prices slump as early harvest rains potatoes, onions too may turn cheaperFarmers are selling potato at prices as low as Rs 3 a kg in Uttar Pradesh, down from Rs 10-12 last year.
19 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
‘Faceless’ traders make a killing in the agri commodities marketDevare took a loan of Rs 4 lakh from the teachers’ co-operative society and purchased onions at Rs 4/kg. Later, he earned a profit of Rs 4 ...
11 Feb, 2014, 10.43 AM IST
Bumper onion output may turn a political hot potatoOur leader Sharad Pawar has been working on reducing and removing the minimum export price on onion,” said Jayant Jadhav, NCP’s MLC.
11 Feb, 2014, 10.42 AM IST
Onion minimum export price cut to $800 per tonne to wipe farmers’ tearsThe government reduced the MEP of onion to $800 a tonne from $1,150 a tonne with the prices easing following large supplies from kharif cro...
17 Dec, 2013, 05.24 AM IST
Food inflation: How to decode the onion price puzzleIt is ironical that food inflation surged to around 18% in August when agriculture is the primary hope in economy. The culprit was mainly o...
10 Oct, 2013, 09.18 AM IST
Poultry demand falls as buyers cut down on costly onionPoultry demand has fallen sharply by almost 15% in the last three months, the period that saw onions prices climb to near 3-digit levels.
03 Oct, 2013, 11.15 AM IST
- Rs 65: Onion, beer, petrol on a par
The recent rise in onion prices, coinciding with rising petrol prices, resulted in a curious phenomenon: For the first time in India’s hist...
20 Jan, 2011, 06.03 AM IST