Centre asks states to impose stock limits on onion traders
Retail onion prices in the national capital have risen to Rs 38/kg as of today from Rs 22/kg in the year-ago period.
Aug 23, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
Price crash: Govt scraps minimum export price on onions to wipe tears of farmers
Know how the removal of minimum export price (MEP) will check falling prices of onions...
Dec 24, 2015, 19:21 PM IST
Govt steeply hikes minimum export price for onion to $425/tonne
Government on Friday increased sharply the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by USD 175 per tonne to USD 425 per tonne to ensure adequate domestic supply and contain price rise.
Jun 26, 2015, 20:29 PM IST
Govt hikes minimum export price of onion to $425 per tonne
The government on Friday hiked the minimum export price (MEP) of onion to USD 425 per tonne to improve the domestic supply and curb prices.
Jun 26, 2015, 19:24 PM IST
'Govt will not allow onion prices to rise in festival season'
Amid fears of spike in onion prices during the upcoming festive season, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday said the government will take all measures to ensure prices of onion do not touch the Rs 80-100 per kg level again.
Sep 05, 2014, 13:51 PM IST
Won't allow onion prices to rise in festival season: Govt
The government will not allow onion prices to rise in festival season, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Friday.
Sep 05, 2014, 13:22 PM IST
Govt raises onion export price by 67% to $500/tonne to cool local prices
Exports will now be possible only at or above USD 500 per tonne. The government on June 17 set the minimum price at USD 300 per tonne.
Jul 02, 2014, 13:12 PM IST
Onion rates up 40% at Lasalgaon market, despite MEP
Onion prices have shot up 40 percent in the last two weeks to Rs 18.50 per kg at Lasalgaon.
Jun 30, 2014, 16:38 PM IST
