Onion

Onion purchase price by govt drops 48% on year

Government agencies have slashed onion procurement prices by 48% YoY to Rs 15/kg for the 2025-26 buffer stock season due…

July 28, 2025 22:42 IST

procurement, onion, market price, economy, farmers, Nafed, NCCF

Govt starts procurement of onion at market price

Govt begins onion procurement at Rs 16.75/kg to build 2025-26 buffer stock via Nafed & NCCF. Target: 0.3 MT for…

July 4, 2025 21:17 IST

agriculture, economy, retail, onion, tomato, kharif crops, monsoon

Marginal adverse impact on vegetable crop from early monsoon, May rains

Early monsoon and surplus May rains in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Gujarat caused marginal impact on onion and tomato crops. Despite…

June 2, 2025 20:37 IST

onion, farmers, economy, Nafed, NCCF, Onion, farmers producer organisations, FPO

Onion purchases at market rates to shore up buffer

India to procure 0.3 million tonnes of onion at market rates for 2025-26 buffer stock under the Price Stabilisation Fund,…

May 12, 2025 21:04 IST

Onion, Rabi, economy, price stabilization fund, PSF, farmers, agriculture ministry

Govt to procure 0.3 MT of onion for buffer in FY26

Govt to procure 0.3 MT onion for buffer stock in FY26 under PSF, down from 0.47 MT in FY25. Procurement…

April 24, 2025 20:59 IST

With bumper rabi crop, central government withdraws 20% duty on onion exports effective April 1

According to the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, rabi onion production this year is estimated at 227 LMT, an…

March 22, 2025 20:14 IST

Onion, economy, MEP, Kharif, Rabi, agriculture, farming, MSP, export

Onion export duty to stay till retail prices cool

Trade sources said that with robust arrivals of kharif crops across key producing states retail prices are expected to soften…

December 26, 2024 03:30 IST

Onion, Onion export, Kanda Express, rail, farmers, National Cooperative Consumers Federation

In a first, ‘Kanda Express’ to bring 1,600 tonnes of onions to Delhi from Maharashtra

The onion is being sold through e-commerce platforms, retail chains – SAFAL, Kendriya Bhandar and Reliance Retail and through mobile…

October 18, 2024 05:30 IST

Retail onions prices drop on govt move to sell at Rs 35/kg

Govt to offload onion from buffer to keep prices in check

Inflation in onions was 60.54% in July on year because of lower production. Inflation in onion had been double digit…

September 4, 2024 03:15 IST

Tomatoes being sorted at a vegetable market, in Kullu district, Friday, July 5, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Rains push up prices of potato, onion, tomato in Delhi-NCR – Check full rates here

Vegetables Price Hike in Delhi-NCR: In Delhi and neighbouring states like Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, which constitute the NCR region,…

Updated: July 11, 2024 16:57 IST

mandi prices, onion, mandi prices, top news, latest news, Pune, Ahemadnagar, Solapur,

Onion exporters find new conditions impractical

Wholesale prices rise

May 7, 2024 02:45 IST

onion, economy, import, export, economy news

Centre okays export of 0.1 MT onion to six countries

The total quota for onion shipment approved based on requisition from countries are 99,150 tonne: Bangladesh (50,000 tonne), UAE (34,400…

April 28, 2024 06:00 IST

The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) removed the MEP on onion with immediate effect.

Govt steps in to curb storage loss of onion

5,000 tonne vegetable to be irradiated this year.

April 27, 2024 03:30 IST

Govt to purchase 0.5 MT of onion for buffer

The department of consumer affairs directed the two agencies to pre-register the farmers for ensuring direct cash payment to farmers’…

March 27, 2024 00:15 IST

onion, onion export, modal retail prices, economy

Onion export ban extended indefinitely

In December 2023, the government had banned exports of onion after the modal retail prices of the key agricultural commodities…

March 24, 2024 06:15 IST

Farmers demand removal of onion exports ban from Apr 1, prices fall amid rabi crop arrivals

Official sources said the government is yet to take a call on extending a ban on onion exports beyond March…

March 20, 2024 02:30 IST

India permits 64,400 tonnes of onion exports to UAE, Bangladesh

“Export of 14,400 tonnes of onions, with a quantity ceiling of 3,600 MT (metric tonnes) quarterly, to UAE through NCEL…

Updated: March 4, 2024 12:34 IST

No plan to lift ban on onion exports despite falling mandi prices

In other key onion producing districts of Pune, Ahemadnagar and Solapur, mandis prices are currently ruling around Rs 1800 –…

January 12, 2024 01:00 IST

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