Delhi govt team in Maharashtra to buy onions

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 19:39

A Delhi government team has reached Maharashtra to purchase onions from the Nashik market in a bid to lower prices of the kitchen staple which has surged to as much as Rs 90-100 in the national capital region.

Onion arrival at Lasalgaon APMC shrinks, new production hit

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 19:18

Sources said the arrival of new onions was affected due to rains during just-concluded Navratri festival, and this has sent the retail rate of the old variety of bulb at Rs 70-80 per kg.

Onion price rises by Rs 10 per kg at Lasalgaon on lower supply

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 20:36

Onion prices continued to be volatile, surging by Rs 10 to Rs 40 per kg today at Lasalgaon Mandi in Nashik.

Retail onion prices continue to rule at Rs 60-70 per kg

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 18:13

Notwithstanding a sharp fall in wholesale rates, retail onion prices remain high at Rs 60-70 per kg in the national capital region.

Onion prices at Lasalgaon fall by Rs 12/kg to Rs 30 per kg

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 19:48

Onion prices on Tuesday fell sharply by Rs 12 to Rs 30 per kg at Lasalgaon Mandi in Nashik as supplies almost doubled with the arrival of new crops, raising hopes of a similar cut in retail rates.

New onion crop arrival brings down prices to Rs 60-70 per kg

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 15:07

With the arrival of new crop in the wholesale market, Onion prices on Monday fell by Rs 10 per kg to Rs 60-70 per kg in retail markets in the national capital.

Wholesale onion prices down by 11% after export curbs imposed

Last Updated: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 16:21

Onion prices at the Lasalgaon mandi in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest market for the kitchen staple, declined by over 11 percent to Rs 1,000 per quintal Thursday, a day after the government announced a sharp increase in the minimum export price (MEP) for the commodity.