Maharashtra: The price of onions was reduced to Rs2-4 per kg which incurred huge losses to growers. Upset with the low price, farmers threatened to launch big protests.
Experts and traders are of the view that heavy rainfall in south and western regions has led to supply disruption and impacted the arrival of the kharif crop which will begin in full swing in the coming weeks.
The MMTC had earlier signed an import deal for 6,900 tonnes from Egypt, and this consignment is expected to reach here in the next 10 days, and help to moderate prices once it is in the market. According to market sources, the retain price of onion in Delhi-NCR on Sunday was Rs 80-120 per kg.
Prem Chand Shukla A wholesaler approached district Superintendent of Police Rajesh Singh Chandel, requesting him to look into the case. Onion prices are ruling in the region of Rs 100 per kg in Madhya Pradesh at present.
The Congress on Friday attacked the BJP government over high retail prices of onion across the country and hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seriously address the issue on his return from the United Nations.
Expressing concern over the steep rise in onion prices, Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator V P Singh Badnore on Wednesday directed the union territory's administration to sell onions on "no profit no loss basis".
Due to the central government's intervention, state-run Mother Dairy and cooperative Nafed have started selling onion at a subsidised rate of Rs 23.90 per kg in the national capital to boost availability and curb price rise.
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