Thali costs rise in April on higher tomato, vegetable oil, LPG pricesHome-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali costs rose 2% year-on-year in April, primarily due to increased prices of tomatoes, vegetab...
08 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Onion supply comfortable in domestic market, retail prices stabilising: GovtOnion availability is stable with improved tomato and potato crops. Onion rabi production of 191 lakh tonnes meets needs. Kharif target are...
05 Jul, 2024, 08.52 PM IST
Onion exporters warn of major shortage in onion supply; price hike from early MarchIndia faces onion shortage due to drop in rabi harvest. Meanwhile, export ban causes price crash, protests. Exporters suggest controlled ex...
19 Feb, 2024, 06.28 PM IST
Govt procures 3 lakh tonnes of onion for buffer stock; 20% higher than last yearThe government has procured 3 lakh tonnes of onions, a 20% increase from last year's buffer stock, and is experimenting with the irradiatio...
16 Jul, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
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...
05 Apr, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
Government to buy 3 lakh tonnes of onion in Rabi season: Union Minister Piyush GoyalUnion Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday announced that the government agencies will buy 3 lakh tonnes of onion once the winter harvest star...
30 Mar, 2023, 06.48 PM IST
Onion prices will stay depressed till mid-March: ExpertsIndependent farm sector analyst Deepak Chavan told PTI that there are a variety of reasons for the current spate of troubles which has led ...
28 Feb, 2023, 07.03 PM IST
Centre to divert 50,000 tonnes of onions to GuwahatiWhile the prices of onions are at a five-year low in most of the country, Guwahati has seen a spike. In July, the government had procured 2...
08 Sep, 2022, 02.09 PM IST
Onions sell at 50 paise per kg in wholesale marketA source in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee in Pune said the old onion stock usually finishes by December. But this year, they are...
26 Jan, 2019, 12.42 PM IST
Onion prices up over 30% in Maharashtra as curbs on exports liftedIndia had curbed onion exports by imposing a minimum export price (MEP) of $850 per tonne in November. This was reduced to $700 per tonne i...
06 Feb, 2018, 08.53 AM IST
Indian onion exports rise after minimum export price removalRemoval of MEP has made Indian onion most competitive in the export market, beating traditional rivals like Pakistan and Egypt and even Chi...
29 Jan, 2016, 03.50 PM 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 prices spike 57% in a month but minimum export price unlikelyA minimum export price makes sure that exports do not happen at the cost of local consumption.
04 Feb, 2013, 11.31 AM IST
- No drop in onion acreage, expect a glut this year too
With no major decline expected in rabi onion acreage despite water shortage in some of the key growing areas, the country can expect anothe...
04 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- Onion production likely to dip 12% this year
'We expect onion output to decline by 1.5 million tonnes to 10.5 million tonnes as there has been a significant crop loss of about 35% in t...
03 Jan, 2011, 01.26 AM IST
- Onion production may dip by 12.5% this yr due to rains
The country's onion output is likely to dip by over 12 per cent to 10.5 million tonnes in the 2010-11 crop year due to untimely and erratic...
02 Jan, 2011, 05.53 PM IST
Onion prices may go through the roofThe area under onion harvesting in the country is set to decline by 20% due to drought.
21 Nov, 2009, 02.00 AM IST