Nivedita Dash | Aug 27, 2026, 12:17 PM IST
The rotting of 30% of the summer onion buffer stock has led to a rise in prices, prompting the central government to send an "Onion Express" to Delhi.
Joy Pillai | Aug 24, 2026, 1:10 PM IST
The Centre has started releasing its onion reserves on Monday to curb rising national prices. The Kanda Express trains carrying onions has started running from Nashik to Delhi, Chennai, Kochi and Guwahati, where retail onion prices are higher than the overall average.
Victor Dasgupta | Jun 13, 2026, 3:24 PM IST
Onion output is estimated at 307.37 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 as compared to 307.67 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, as per the latest government data.
Joy Pillai | Nov 6, 2024, 5:55 AM IST
Onion prices are anticipated to decrease as red onion crop is already reaching Nashik mandi and onions from Alwar expected to arrive in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab and other northern markets within 2-3 days.
Gazi Abbas Shahid | Jul 20, 2024, 8:42 PM IST
Tomato Prices: In Delhi, tomatoes are being sold at Rs 100 per kg at Mother Dairy's retail outlets, Safal, seven rupees higher than the retail prices of the staple in the national capital, which has been pegged at Rs 93 per kg.
India.com News Desk | Jul 14, 2024, 3:55 PM IST
Heavy monsoon rains have disrupted supply chains in parts of the country, resulting in a hike in tomato prices in Delhi and other metro cities.
Joy Pillai | Jun 11, 2024, 11:20 AM IST
Onion prices have increased by 30-50% in recent days, due to slowed arrivals. The prices has shot up while demand has increased ahead of Eid-al-Adha (Bakra Eid).
India.com Business Desk | Dec 12, 2023, 3:39 PM IST
Garlic Price Rise: The garlic prices are witnessing a sharp rise due to saturated stock and scanty production on account of insufficient rainfall during monsoon.
Ananya Srivastava | Nov 1, 2023, 1:13 PM IST
There has been an alarmingly sharp rise in the price of onions in India recently. Read more to know the reason why Onions are getting expensive, what is the reason behind the price hike..
India.com Business Desk | Oct 31, 2023, 7:18 AM IST
Measures from the Central government have been taken to maintain sufficient availability of onion to domestic consumers at affordable prices as the quantity of stored rabi 2023 onion is declining.
India.com Business Desk | Oct 30, 2023, 8:40 AM IST
Apart from Delhi, onion prices have also increased in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Onion was available at Rs 65 to 70 per kg in Yesvantpur APMC of Bengaluru.
Analiza Pathak | Oct 28, 2023, 9:39 AM IST
Data from the Department of Consumer Affairs reveals that the average wholesale price of onions as of October 26 has reached Rs 3,112.6 per quintal, a significant increase from Rs 2,506.62 per quintal on October 1.
