Maharashtra farmer sells 25 sacks, gets nothing, asked to pay Re 1 insteadA farmer from Paithan, Maharashtra, received just Re 1 after selling 25 sacks of onions. This incident underscores the severe agrarian cris...
12 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
Onion prices soar in Delhi; traders blame it on supply shortageThe price of onions surged significantly on Saturday, nearly doubling from the previous rate, thereby placing additional strain on househol...
28 Oct, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Onion auctions resume at APMCs in Nashik after traders call off strikeOnion auctions in Nashik, Maharashtra, which were suspended for 13 days due to protests against increased export duty, have resumed. At Asi...
03 Oct, 2023, 02.02 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 auctions to resume at APMCs in Nashik from August 24: Traders' representativeOnion auctions at all Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in Nashik district, Maharashtra, will resume after a three-day closure...
23 Aug, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
Government gives 3 days to meet onion stock limit, traders want 15 days“In order to keep a check on rising prices of onions, the government has imposed a stock limit of 25 tonnes for wholesalers and 2 tonnes fo...
29 Oct, 2020, 10.18 PM IST
Wholesale onion traders from Nashik keep auctions suspended on Monday to protest against stock limit"Traders from Nashik district will not be able to purchase onions from farmers until they are able to sell onions being held by them. If we...
26 Oct, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
Income Tax department raids onion traders from LasalgaonThe raid comes amid ballooning onion prices which have touched Rs 80/kg to Rs 90/kg as incessant rainfall in Maharashtra, the top onion pro...
11 Nov, 2019, 04.12 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
Pay Rs 50/kg for onionsRetail customers still shell out Rs 50-60/kg in most metro cities.
03 Nov, 2017, 11.38 AM IST
Onion prices jump 75 per cent in two days, imports likely to happenOnion prices at the benchmark market in Nashik shot up to a minimum of Rs 8 per kg and maximum of Rs 26.31 per kg on Thursday.
05 Aug, 2017, 12.31 AM IST
Onion farmers, consumers suffer as traders sit on stocksA shortage of rainfall has forced people to pay more for onions once again this year. Consumers aren’t the only ones affected – farmers are...
29 Aug, 2015, 03.24 AM IST
- Too late to scrap minimum export price, say onion traders
Onion traders today said the government's decision to abolish minimum export price of the bulb has come "late" as growers have already suff...
03 May, 2012, 06.30 PM IST
- Onion traders withdraw strike after talks with Delhi CM
Delhi onion traders on Wednesday withdrew their strike after a meeting with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during which they were assured of...
12 Jan, 2011, 03.40 PM IST
- Nashik onion traders call off 2-day strike
Onion traders of Nashik has called off their two-day strike after assurances that contracting parties would not be forced to sell the veget...
11 Jan, 2011, 07.33 AM IST
- Nashik onion traders on strike, prices could rise further
The retail price of onion, which is ruling at Rs 55-60/kg in metros, is expected to shoot up further in next few days in the wake of a shor...
10 Jan, 2011, 02.10 PM IST
- Tax officials survey premises of onion traders
The income-tax departments, acting on the government's direction, were trying to find out if traders had formed a cartel to push up onion p...
08 Jan, 2011, 01.34 AM IST