onions price rise

Onion Price Rise: Politics of Maharashtra heats up on 'onion'!

The central government has come into alert mode amid apprehensions that onion prices will skyrocket after tomatoes. The condition of onions should not become like that of tomatoes. For this, taking a big decision, the government has decided to impose 40 percent export duty on the export of onions.

Aug 22, 2023, 14:12 PM IST

Onion prices drop in consuming markets after govt action against hoarding

Onion prices showed a declining trend even in producing areas. For instance, in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia's largest wholesale onion market, onion prices dropped by Rs 5 per kg to Rs 51 per kg in just one day after the government's order on stock limits.

Oct 26, 2020, 12:53 PM IST