Onion Imports

Govt contracts import of additional 12,660 tonnes of onions; shipment to reach India from 27 December

WIth this latest import, the total quantity of onion imported that have been contracted so far reached approximately 30,000 tonnes

Onion prices up 10-fold this year but imports from Afghanistan, Turkey take off further sting from spiralling rates

MMTC has contracted 11,000 tonnes of onion imports from Turkey and the consignments are expected in January next year.

Onion prices remain high across major cities; average rate Rs 100 per kg, highest Rs 165 per kg at Panaji

According to the data, onion prices are ruling at Rs 96 per kg in the national capital, Rs 102 per kg in Mumbai, Rs 100 in Chennai and Rs 140 per kg in Kolkata

Social worker files criminal complaint against Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan in Bihar over onion price rise

A criminal complaint case was filed against Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan in Muzaffarpur Civil Court on Saturday for "misleading and cheating" people on the rise in the price of onions.

Onion prices will stay high for some time; restrain or abstain like Sheikh Hasina, Nirmala Sitharaman

The delayed arrival of monsoon in the onion-growing regions affected the early Kharif crop.

Onion prices touch Rs 150 per kg in Hyderabad; citizens demand government reduce rates amid price hike

Poor and middle-class people in Hyderabad city are having a tough time managing their kitchen supplies as the onion prices have touched Rs 150 kg in the city

Onion crisis: MMTC places yet another import order of 4,000 tonne kitchen staple from Turkey; govt to issue three more tenders

MMTC is importing onions on the behalf of the government, which is trying to check prices of the onion by improving domestic supplies through various modes, including imports.

Onions sell at record price of Rs 130 per kg in wholesale market in Lasalgaon; rates to go up even further, caution traders

Lasalgaon, the country’s largest wholesale market for onions in Maharashtra, is witnessing a dip in supply of onions

MMTC contracts to import 6,090 tonnes onion to boost supply, ease prices

Public sector trading firm MMTC has contracted to procure 6,090 tonnes of onion imports to boost domestic supply and ease prices, according to sources

Nirmala Sitharaman says govt approves import of 1.2 lakh tonnes onions to check rising prices

The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the Food Ministry's recent decision to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions in a bid to improve the domestic availability of the key kitchen staple and check prices