Onion
Govt to add 56,800 tonnes of storage capacity for onion
To reduce wastage of onion, the government has decided to add 56,800 tonnes of storage capacity for the vegetable in three different states.
Maharashtra farmers protest against falling onion prices
Farmers in Maharashtra took to the streets on Thursday to protest against falling onion prices in the state.
From Rs 55 to Rs 7.5 per kg, onion growers feel the heat
Prices of the bulb crash even in the midst of an unprecedented drought in Maharashtra.
Onion output to hit record high of 203 lakh tonnes in 2015-16
India's onion output is estimated to touch a new record at 203 lakh tonnes in 2015-16 crop year as favourable weather and better prices boosted acreage and crop yields, a government research body has said.
Summer onion arrivals commence at Lasalgaon, 45L tonne may be stored
The arrival of the summer onion crop has begun at Lasalgaon, the country's largest wholesale market for the commodity.
Onion exports fall 18% during April-Sept on govt restrictions
Onion exports declined by 18% to 4.86 lakh tonne in the first half of the fiscal on the government's steps to curb outbound shipments.
Onion prices at Lasalgaon market may drop below Rs 10 per kg-mark
On Monday, around 20,000 quintals of onion arrived at Lasalgaon with modal prices touching Rs 1,060 per quintal.
Govt cuts onion minimum export price to $400 per tonnne in exports boost
The government has slashed the minimum export price (MEP) on onions to $400 per tonne, from USD 700 earlier, a move that is expected to encourage out-bound shipments of the commodity.
Govt slashes minimum export price of onions to $400 from $700
The government on Thursday slashed the minimum export price (MEP) of onions to $400 per tonne from $700 a tonne.
Onion farmers angry as prices fall to season’s lowest at Lasalgaon
Angry farmers took to the street at Lasalgaon, Nashik, to protest over falling onion prices as modal prices fell to Rs 1,100 per quintal on Monday, the season’s lowest so far.
Onion stock from May-June to get exhausted soon
Onion stock in the country, which was stored in May and June this year, is almost getting exhausted and is expected to be over by the end of this month...
Wholesale onion prices fall to Rs 2,300/quintal
Farmers, traders seek reduction in MEP to deal with the glut
Onions without bite come back to bite MMTC
The state-run trading corporation had contracted imports of 2,000 tonnes of onion last month as it was asked to by the Centre after retail prices of the vegetable skyrocketed in August...
Onion prices start rising again on tight supply
Onion prices at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest wholesale market for the staple, have started rising again due to supply concerns as the old stock has been exhausted, while the fresh kharif crop this year is expected
