Onions News

With onions now selling at Rs.60-70, online deals and coupon website Groupon has offered onions at Rs 9 per kilo, which when ordered within the next six days will be delivered to your doorstep in 10 days. Groupon promises "fresh stock and quality standards", but says no to "replacement, cash on delivery and more than a kilo per address".

India's onion exports fell sharply by 81% in August'13 compared to August'12, after the government imposed a minimum export-price to restrict shipments and control prices on the overseas sale to improve domestic supply and check prices, due to which the current retail-price of onion is Rs.50-60/kg in most parts. Supply is limited between July-October as onions are harvested in Rabi-season.

Congress on Tuesday cried conspiracy on the prices of onions wondering how they came down the very next day polling was held for four states in which Congress got a drubbing."Onion was Rs 100 a kg before elections and now it is Rs 25 a kg," party spokesman Raj Babbar told reporters.