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PRICE STABILISATION OF ONIONS
From export bans to price crashes: Why onion farmers need more than buffer stock purchasesRecent hikes in procurement price have provided little relief, according to stakeholders, as onion farmers argue that prices are still belo...
Exporters urge govt not to impose curbs on onionsIndian onion exporters are urging the government against imposing export curbs, citing a surge in wholesale prices at Lasalgaon market. Del...
US-Iran peace deal brings relief, but India turns to a risk at homeIndia just got a near-term macroeconomic breather from a US-Iran peace deal. However, early monsoon weakness and potential El Niño conditio...
Govt hikes onion procurement rate to Rs 16.5 per kg from Saturday to help farmersThe government has increased the onion procurement price to Rs 16.50 per kg. This move aims to boost farmers' income through the buffer sto...
Government raises onion buffer stock purchase price 24% to Rs 15.80/kgThe government has set a higher onion procurement price at Rs 15.80 per kg, a step designed to uplift farmers and regulate market rates eff...
Onion farmers seek Rs 10,000 crore revival package, stable export policy from CentreMaharashtra onion farmers are facing a severe financial crisis. They are urging the central government for a special Rs 10,000 crore reviva...
Centre launches subsidised onion sale at Rs 24/kg in Delhi, Mumbai, AhmedabadThe central government initiated subsidised onion sales in Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad at Rs 24 per kg. Union Food Minister Prahlad Joshi ...
840 tonne onions arrive in Guwahati via rail for distribution in northeastThe Indian government transported 840 tonnes of onions to Guwahati. This initiative aimed to increase onion supply in northeastern states. ...
Stop Nafed's onion procurement till irregularities are investigated, demand farmersOnion growers are demanding the suspension of Nafed's onion procurement operations due to reported irregularities found by a Nafed team dur...
Govt buys 71,000 tonnes of onion for buffer stock; expects retail prices to ease with normal monsoonThe Indian government has procured nearly 71,000 tonnes of onion this year for buffer stock, out of a total target of 5 lakh tonnes for pri...
Onion buffer stock not even 10% of FY25 targetGovernment's procurement of onions for buffer stock creation for price stabilisation operations falls short of 2024-25 target by 90%. Delay...
Govt raises onion buffer to 5 lk MT; NCCF to retail onions at Rs 25/kgIndia has raised the quantum of onion buffer to five lakh metric tonne after achieving the initial procurement target of three lakh metric ...
Government raises onion buffer stock target for 2023-24 to 3 lakh tonneMinister Goyal's response was in reply to a question by a parliamentarian about the remedial measures being taken by the government to stab...
MMTC runs up Rs 8.03 crore loss on onion importsThe government said there was no demand for the onions imported by MMTC due to arrival of kharif crop and import of onions by private trade...
AAP alleges 'irregularities' by NAFED in procuring onionsThe party also questioned the non-inclusion of Delhi in the NAFED list of cities which were to benefit from the onion supply scheme at reas...
Delhi government to sell onions at Rs 30 per kg at Fair Price ShopsThe decision was taken in a cabinet meeting today chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
MEP on onion export to help stabilise pricesThe government had yesterday imposed a minimum export price of $300 per tonne on onion to curb their exports and help cool spiralling domes...
Onion prices expected to fall in the next 2-3 weeks: Sharad PawarEchoing similar views, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said there is no "real" scarcity of onions in the country and prices are expected to ...
Sheila Dikshit slams Opposition's "gimmicks" on onion issueDikshit hit out at opposition parties for "politicising" the issue and resorting to "gimmicks" after they started selling the kitchen stapl...
Sheila Dikshit slams Oppositions' 'political gimmicks' on onion issueSlamming the BJP for "politicising" the issue, Dikshit said her government was doing "everything possible" to stabilise the prices of onion.