Onion
Oct 20, 2020 18:35
Retail onion prices on Tuesday surged to Rs 73 per kg in Chennai -- the highest among the metro cities -- as supply disruption due to rains in producing areas have flared up bulb rates across the country. read more
Sep 22, 2020 20:52
Centre’s decision to ban onion exports seems to be a pre-emptive strike on onion prices, that begun to rise after a sustained fall. But that alone may not be the full picture read more
Sep 18, 2020 23:32
Following a meeting on Friday between officials of the commerce and external affairs ministries, the DGFT gave the go ahead for export of eligible consignments of onions “with the approval of competent authority”. read more
Sep 14, 2020 23:38
In the April-July period, export of onions rose an unusual 30%, causing prices to show signs of firming up. read more
Jan 23, 2020 23:38
Onion prices have more than doubled from their usual rates in many cities since August. During times of normal supply, consumer prices usually range between Rs 20 and Rs 30 a kg. read more
Jan 18, 2020 01:18
The government’s original plan was to sell imported onions at an average of Rs 55 per kg on a no-profit-no-loss basis. read more
Jan 13, 2020 01:08
Officials of the Punjab mandi board said prices fell as supply started coming down from Maharashtra and the winter crop of onions started entering the market. read more
Dec 26, 2019 17:04
The hotel owner claims the customers were served onions twice but they wanted more and upon refusal got into a verbal duel with the management read more
Dec 25, 2019 23:57
A kilogram of onion was being sold at Rs 70 to Rs 85 at the wholesale market on Wednesday in Ranchi. However, at retail markets, it was being sold at Rs 90 to Rs 110, depending upon the quality. read more
Dec 25, 2019 21:13
Police have said there have been at least half a dozen incidents of theft of onions from agriculture fields mainly in the Malwa region known for farming of the vegetable. read more
Dec 17, 2019 00:24
The average monthly retail profit margin since January 2015 on onions is 104%, which clearly shows that terms of trade in agriculture are strongly skewed in favour of retailers, not farmers. read more
Dec 11, 2019 18:44
AbhiBus was surprised to find that more people were opting for onions than a trip to Goa. read more
Dec 10, 2019 07:57
Every family with ration card was given 1 kg onion at Rs 59. In the local markets, the vegetable is being sold for Rs 130-140 a kg, which is a seven-time increase in four months. read more
Dec 09, 2019 13:30
The couple who received the bouquet of onions got married in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. read more
Dec 06, 2019 21:39
Haldwani police station SHO Vikram Rathore said initial investigation suggested Bisht was either drunk or under the influence of some drugs. read more
