Onion Prices
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Onion prices may touch Rs 150 per kg in Kolkata, claim traders
India | Dec 03, 2019, 09:48 PM ISTOnion prices, which have shot through the roof across the country, could soon touch a new high of Rs 150 per kg in the city markets, traders and analysts said on Tuesday.
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Govt reduces onion stock holding limit for retailers, wholesalers amid rising prices
India | Dec 03, 2019, 08:17 PM ISTContinuing efforts to curb rising onion prices, the government on Tuesday reduced the stock holding limit for retailers and wholesalers to 5 tonnes and 25 tonnes, respectively.
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No proposal to sell onions at uniform rate across country: Govt tells Parliament
India | Dec 03, 2019, 06:21 PM ISTThere is no proposal to provide onions at an uniform rate across the country, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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Make onion available at Rs 15.60/kg instead of Rs 60: Delhi govt to Centre
India | Nov 28, 2019, 05:03 PM ISTIn a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain said a government should not be seen as making profit motive over an essential commodity.
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In just one week, onion prices jump 45% to Rs 80/kg in Delhi
India | Nov 06, 2019, 06:22 PM ISTThe retail price of onions has risen by 45 per cent in the last one week to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital despite the central government's measures to boost supply and contain price rise.
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Onion prices shoot up to Rs 80/kg: Govt to facilitate imports, relax fumigation norms
India | Nov 05, 2019, 10:19 PM ISTAs retail onion prices shot up to Rs 80/kg, the Centre on Tuesday said it will relax fumigation norms and facilitate import of the key kitchen staple from Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey and Iran to boost the domestic supply.
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Government creating 50,000 tonne of onion buffer to curb price rise
India | Jun 04, 2019, 04:27 PM IST"Due to drought conditions in producing region, the production of rabi onion is expected to be lower. The likely shortfall in production may put pressure on both availability and prices during the lean season," an official said
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Govt to import additional 1k tonnes of onion to boost supply
Sep 11, 2015, 07:49 AM ISTNew Delhi : With retail onion pricers staying at elevated levels, the government today decided to import an additional 1,000 tonnes to boost domestic supply and check prices.The Centre also directed the Delhi government and
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Onion prices go through the roof, retail at Rs 80/kg in Delhi
Aug 17, 2015, 11:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Onions are adding to the misery of consumers, which at the retail level today shot up to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital due to tight supply despite the government's steps
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Wholesale onion price soars 70% in a month
Jul 23, 2015, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Wholesale onion price at Lasalgoan in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest market for this kitchen staple, has shot up by 70 per cent in just about a month — hitting its highest level for the
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Govt extends ban on hoarding onion beyond ceiling by 1 year
Jul 01, 2015, 02:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: To curb the rise in onion prices, government today extended by one year the ban on hoarding the kitchen staple beyond the prescribed limit.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet
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Onion prices shoot up in Nashik due to unseasonal rains
India | Apr 19, 2014, 09:19 AM ISTNashik (Maharashtra): Prices of good grade onions have shot up to Rs 1800 a quintal due to unseasonal rains which has spoiled much of the onion crops. Wet and poor grade onions are being sold
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Onion prices down significantly on steps taken by Delhi govt, says Congress
India | Nov 03, 2013, 07:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress government in Delhi today said prices of onions had come down significantly due to an initiative taken by it in the last couple of weeks and asserted that the rates would
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'Onion prices down significantly on steps taken by Delhi govt'
Nov 02, 2013, 08:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Congress government in Delhi today said prices of onions had come down significantly due to an initiative taken by it in the last couple of weeks and asserted that the rates would
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Record onion prices: CCI officials plan to visit states
Oct 27, 2013, 04:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: With onion prices at a record, Competition Commission officials plan to visit states to get a better understanding of the market as they try to determine if cartelisation is making the commodity expensive.The
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Nashik onion farmers show black flags to Delhi APMC chief
India | Oct 24, 2013, 09:06 PM ISTNashik: Rajendra Sharma, the president of Delhi Agricultural Produces Market Committee, was shown black flags by onion farmers and traders today, when he around the onion market here to understand the reasons behind prevailing pricehike.
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Onion prices remain high at Rs 100/kg; crisis to continue
Oct 24, 2013, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Onion prices continued to rule at a record Rs 100 per kg in parts of the country for the second day today as a hapless government waited for increased supply of new crops
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Onion prices down by Rs 10 kg on new crop arrivals
Sep 23, 2013, 02:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: With the arrival of new crop in the wholesale market, onion prices today fell Rs 10 per kg to Rs 60-70 per kg in retail markets in the national capital.Prices are expected to
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MP govt refuses to take blame for spiralling onion prices
India | Sep 20, 2013, 12:15 PM ISTBhopal: As soaring onion prices bring tears to the eyes of consumers, Madhya Pradesh government has refuted the charges of Delhi government that the state was hoarding the staple vegetable, leading to its price upsurge.Onion
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Onion prices continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg
Sep 19, 2013, 10:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Onion prices in the national capital continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg as supplies are still under pressure.Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were