Nashik Onion Market

The farmer from Nashik, who had sent his onion sale earnings to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to highlight low returns, has alleged that the district authorities wrongly described his produce as of "low quality".

Wholesale onion prices today hit two year high of Rs 4,900 per quintal, after it shot up by Rs 400 at the country's largest bulb wholesale market in Lasalgaon, Nashik.

Onion auction resumed in Nashik on Wednesday at all 15 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMC) in the district after traders 'called off their two-day strike over the issue of payment of porters'.

Onion prices continue to remain volatile with the rates shooting up again to Rs 75-80 per kg level in the retail markets of the national capital. The prices are about 30 per cent higher from the Rs 60 per kg level seen in Delhi last week.

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

Retail prices of onion are likely to soften soon, as wholesale rates came down yesterday by Rs 10 per kilogram with the edible bulb imported from Afghanistan arriving in markets.

Onion prices, already on a sharp upward spiral, are expected to rise further following a substantial decline in crop arrivals in the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) in Nashik, officials said in Mumbai on Sunday.

Cooperative major Nafed yesterday floated a global tender for import of undisclosed quantity of onions from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt to boost domestic supply and curb prices, which have again risen to Rs 70-80 per kg in most retail markets across the country.

The farmer from Nashik, who had sent his onion sale earnings to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to highlight low returns, has alleged that the district authorities wrongly described his produce as of "low quality".

Wholesale onion prices today hit two year high of Rs 4,900 per quintal, after it shot up by Rs 400 at the country's largest bulb wholesale market in Lasalgaon, Nashik.

Onion auction resumed in Nashik on Wednesday at all 15 Agriculture Produce Market Committees (APMC) in the district after traders 'called off their two-day strike over the issue of payment of porters'.

Onion prices continue to remain volatile with the rates shooting up again to Rs 75-80 per kg level in the retail markets of the national capital. The prices are about 30 per cent higher from the Rs 60 per kg level seen in Delhi last week.

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

Retail prices of onion are likely to soften soon, as wholesale rates came down yesterday by Rs 10 per kilogram with the edible bulb imported from Afghanistan arriving in markets.

Onion prices, already on a sharp upward spiral, are expected to rise further following a substantial decline in crop arrivals in the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) in Nashik, officials said in Mumbai on Sunday.

Cooperative major Nafed yesterday floated a global tender for import of undisclosed quantity of onions from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt to boost domestic supply and curb prices, which have again risen to Rs 70-80 per kg in most retail markets across the country.