Prices of agri-commodities shoot up in Kolkata amid stir over amended Citizenship ActPotatoes, onions and green chillies are getting costlier in city markets than what their prices were before the protests began. Many transp...
16 Dec, 2019, 03.30 PM IST
Onion, tomato price rise a seasonal effect: Ram Vilas PaswanFarmers in Karnataka have not been able to harvest and transport the vegetable because of rains. However, the supply and price situation is...
31 Oct, 2017, 03.44 PM IST
Delhi government to bring down prices of onions to Rs 30 per kgAsim Ahmed Khan said that by selling directly to people, the government has achieved the purpose of stabilizing onion prices in the retail ...
13 Aug, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
Hailstorms make onion farmers 'cry' this seasonThough, the damage to onion may not affect prices or availability as a bumper harvest is expected in April, loss of the seed crop will make...
28 Mar, 2014, 12.19 PM IST
Onion exports have increased after reduction in the MEP to $150 a tonneThe wholesale onion prices in Maharashtra are between Rs 8 a kg to Rs 10 while the retail prices are in the range of Rs 20 a kg to Rs 25.
14 Jan, 2014, 04.07 AM IST
Floor price of export onion set to be reduced to $150/tonneThe floor price of onion export was reduced to $150/tonne at a meeting held on the Christmas holiday at the residence of Union agriculture ...
27 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM 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
Minimum export price of onion reduced to $800 per tonneAccording to an official, reduction in onion MEP was due to moderation in the prices of the bulb in domestic market.
17 Dec, 2013, 05.13 AM IST
Retail onion prices double on low supply speculationConsumers are paying more than Rs 30 for a kg of onions again because traders have doubled retail prices in the anticipation of an impendin...
31 Jan, 2013, 02.06 PM IST
- Onion exports pick up after MEP cut, growers want it at zero
Ajit Shah said exports would further gain momentum when the markets of China and Singapore open after closure for the New Year.
05 Feb, 2012, 11.35 AM IST
- Cut in onion MEP to boost exports, raise local prices
With the average wholesale onion price crashing to Rs 3 per kg across most markets in the country, the Union govt's decision to reduce the ...
12 Jan, 2012, 04.24 AM IST
- 'Onion prices to come down in 7-10 days on new crop arrivals'
Onion prices are likely to fall in the next 7-10 days with the arrival of new crops, says a top government official.
22 Dec, 2010, 03.10 PM IST
- Govt reverses cut in onion MEP
Central govt seems to be wary of onion prices. Within hours of issuing a circular late last week slashing the minimum export price of onion...
05 Mar, 2010, 02.28 AM IST
- Govt slashes onion MEP by half to $225
The central government slashed the minimum export price (MEP) of onion to $225 for all destinations.
03 Mar, 2010, 04.09 AM IST
- Onion exports jump four-fold on MEP reduction
India's onion exports in December jumped to 1.21 lakh tonnes, nearly four times higher than the previous month.
04 Jan, 2008, 04.16 PM IST
- NAFED cuts MEP to boost exports
With onion prices softening in the domestic market, agri-cooperative NAFED has reduced the Minimum Export Price of the edible bulb by 50 do...
31 Dec, 2007, 04.00 PM IST
- Sri Lanka to import Pak onion
Facing uncertainty over supply of onions from India, Sri Lanka is believed to have decided to import the commodity from Pakistan, a trader ...
13 Nov, 2007, 07.23 PM IST