In Maharashtras Lasalgoan mandi -- Asias biggest market for onion -- arrivals have dropped by 47 per cent to 12,000 quintal on Tuesday from 22,933 quintal on the same day a year-ago.Onions in other metro cities are being sold at Rs 50-70 per kg depending on the quality and locality, the data showed.New Delhi: Retail onion prices have touched Rs 80 per kg in the national capital owing to tight supply, while a similar spike is seen in other cities as well, as per the trade data.
A minimum export price of USD 850 per toe has been imposed to restrict outbound shipment of onion.Wholesale and retail prices are ruling high because of Small Red Onions Exporters lower arrivals from the key growing states such as Maharashtra, Kaataka and Madhya Pradesh.Meanwhile, the Centre has asked state-owned MMTC to import 2,000 toes of onion and directed Nafed and SFAC to source 12,000 toes locally to boost supplies.Onion at Lasalgoan is being sold at Rs 33 per kg on Tuesday as against Rs 7..50 per kg a year-ago, as per the data maintained by the Nasik-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF).At Azadpur mandi here, Asias largest vegetable market, onion prices are ruling at over Rs 50-60 per kg, and the same onion is being retailed at Rs 80 per kg today, a trader said.