Wholesale onion price jumps to Rs 45/kg at Lasalgaon

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 19:57

Onion price at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra -- Asia's biggest wholesale market for onions -- Wednesday climbed to Rs 45 per kg, which could bump up retail prices in the national capital and other parts of the country.

Will onion prices fall as govt asks MMTC to import 10,000 tonnes of onion?

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 18:29

Government has also directed cooperative Nafed to cancel its tender.

Punjab gets onions from Afghan to check prices

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 17:25

With onion prices going through the roof, traders from Punjab have started importing the crop from Afghanistan through the Attari-Wagah land route.

More misery for consumers as onion prices hit Rs 80/kg in Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 20:41

Onions are adding to the misery of consumers, which at the retail level Monday shot up to Rs 80 per kg in the national capital due to tight supply despite the government's steps to keep a lid on prices.

Onion price rises to Rs 43/kg at Lasalgoan

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 17:56

Onion price at Lasalgoan in Maharashtra -- Asia's biggest wholesale market for onions -- Monday rose to Rs 43 per kg, the highest so far this year, due to sluggish supply of the crop.

Will onion prices fall as NAFED floats tender to import 10,000 tonnes?

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 17:45

The availability of imported onions would further improve supplies and check price rise, Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain said.

Onion ruling at Rs 36.11/kg at Lasalgaon wholesale market

Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2015, 17:17

Onion prices at the country's largest wholesale market Lasalgaon in Nashik are ruling at around Rs 36.11 per kg, due to fall in supplies.

Middle class woes to continue as wholesale onion prices touch 22-month high

Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2015, 11:06

Woes for the Indian middle class seems to be far from over due to constant escalation in wholesale price of onion.

Delhi govt to sell onions at Rs 30 per kg at Fair Price Shops

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 19:08

Delhi government will now sell onions at Rs 30 per kg through Fair Price Shops (FPS) and mobile shops from Thursday, as against the earlier rate of Rs 40.

Onion supply to Delhi more than doubled to check price

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 23:27

To prevent further spike in retail prices of onions, central agency SFAC has more than doubled the supply of the key kitchen staple to 250 tonnes a day in the national capital market and NCR areas.

Good news! Delhi govt to sell onions at Rs 40 from Monday

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 14:05

Delhi government will sell onions at Rs 40 a kg at 280 locations across the city.

Rising onion prices leave buyers in tears

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 13:38

The steep rise in onion prices have come as a double whammy for the Indian middle class who is already reeling under severe pressure from high inflation