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traders as the retail prices of the key kitchen staple have shot up to Rs 70-80 per kg in the national capital and other parts of the
maintained by the consumer affairs ministry, retail onion prices rose to Rs 57/kg in Delhi, Rs 56/kg in Mumbai, Rs 48/kg in Kolkata and Rs
34/kg in Chennai last week
improve the domestic supply and check further increase in prices of onion
However, retail prices have suddenly shot up in the last 2-3 days because of supply disruption due to excess rains in the growing states," a
main onion producing regions especially Maharasthra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, eastern Rajasthan and western Madhya Pradesh have
received excess monsoon rainfalls in the last two days
Right now, stored onions are sold in most parts of the country as fresh kharif (summer) crop will hit the market from November onwards,
transportation has been affected because of heavy rains
Much of the onion is stored in Maharashtra, where rains disrupted the transport of the kitchen staple to other parts of the country, said a
45/kg last week, when compared with less than Rs 10/kg in the year-ago period
The Centre has taken several measures to arrest the prices of onion in Delhi and other parts of the country
It is offloading onion from its buffer stock through agencies like Nafed and NCCF which are selling at around Rs 22/kg and state-run Mother
of which 16,000 tonnes has been offloaded so far
In Delhi, 200 tonnes a day is being offloaded.Besides, the Centre has discouraged export of onion by increasing the minimum export price and
owing to less planted area under onion on account of excess rains, the sources added.Get Breaking news, live coverage, and Latest News from
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