No unusual price volatility despite West Asia tensions, Government says; ample food stocks in placeThe government states essential commodity prices are stable despite the West Asia crisis. Sufficient wheat and rice stocks are available fo...
06 Apr, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Keeping onion markets shut for 11 days for Diwali causing hardship to farmers: DigholeFarmers in Nashik are facing significant financial losses due to the closure of onion markets for eleven days during Diwali. Bharat Dighole...
17 Oct, 2025, 05.12 PM IST
Onion prices shoot up 60% in two weeksAccording to senior trade sources, the sowing of kharif onions in the southern states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh was low as farmers in...
26 Oct, 2023, 11.44 PM 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
Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40 pc duty on export: TradersTraders in Nashik, India have decided to indefinitely close onion auctions to protest against the government's imposition of a 40% duty on ...
21 Aug, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
Onion auction to remain closed indefinitely in Nashik wholesale markets to protest 40% duty on export: TradersOnion auctions have shut indefinitely in all agriculture produce market committees (APMCs) in Maharashtra's Nashik district to protest agai...
21 Aug, 2023, 02.11 PM 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
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
Maharashtra onion traders threaten to boycott trade if restrictions not easedAfter wholesale prices touched Rs 50 per kg in September, the Centre banned exports and imposed stock limits, allowing retail traders to ke...
04 Oct, 2019, 07.53 AM IST
Onion trade in Nashik disturbed as farmers, traders protest stock limitIn a series of decisions, the ministry of consumer affairs banned onion exports and imposed stock limits of 100 quintals on retail traders ...
01 Oct, 2019, 09.05 AM IST
Onions likely to cost Rs 45 a kg by Diwali on low kharif cropTraders claim that the kharif crop is likely to be lower due to drought-like conditions in the state and with wholesale markets remaining c...
17 Oct, 2018, 09.33 AM IST
6 Nasik mandis shut due to sudden fall in onion pricesThe average wholesale price of onion in Nasik, which was ruling at Rs 20/kg early this month, has now declined to Rs 11/kg, as per official...
15 Sep, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Onion prices in Delhi wholesale markets down: GovernmentA senior official said that the change in onion rates comes after the government's intervention which will further bring down the price of ...
25 Aug, 2015, 10.44 PM IST
Onion thieves strike again, 2,000 kg stolen in NashikAfter the theft of 700 kg of onion from a Mumbai shop, robbers have now decamped with about 2,000 kg of the pricey kitchen staple from the ...
24 Aug, 2015, 03.24 PM IST
Delhi government forms teams to monitor onion stock, check hoardingTeams of Food and Civil Supplies Department was continuously monitoring the supply and prices of onions in the national capital.
20 Aug, 2015, 09.48 PM IST
Despite government interventions like tax raids & imports, onion prices refuse to come down“It’s all confusing. There is no justification for the way onion prices are increasing,"
18 Sep, 2013, 05.38 AM IST
Know your 'onions': Who let the price riseThe state government claimed that it did not find much onion stocks with traders during its inspections.
21 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST