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After a retail price spike in onions over the past few weeks, the government expects prices to stabilise due to regular bulk transportation. As part of ongoing price stabilisation efforts, 730 metric tonnes of onions from Nashik arrived at Delhi's Kishanganj Railway Station today, November 13.
Onions are being distributed through retailers such as NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India), NCCF (National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India), Kendriya Bhandar, and Safal in the Delhi National Capital Region at ₹35 per kg.
Another rail shipment carrying 840 metric tonnes of onions is expected to arrive in Delhi on November 16.
With an all-India average price of onions currently at ₹54 per kg, the Department of Consumer Affairs has noted that inflation in the commodity is also being influenced by local factors.
States including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat are reporting prices below the national average.
With nearly 76% of late Kharif sowing completed, the government anticipates that favorable forecasts will help curb speculation on onion prices. The Department attributed the recent price rise to the festive season and labor shortages during Diwali and Chhath Puja, adding that bulk transportation of onions will continue until sufficient buffer stock is established.
In the third week of October, an "onion express" Kanda fast train transported 1,600 metric tonnes of onions from Nashik in Maharashtra to North India to help control prices—marking the first instance of bulk onion transport by rail as a price stabilisation measure.
This year, the government procured 4.7 lakh metric tonnes of rabi onions for the price stabilisation buffer and began releasing them on 5th September 2024 through retail sales at ₹35 per kg and bulk sales at major mandis across India.
Onions are being distributed through retailers such as NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India), NCCF (National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India), Kendriya Bhandar, and Safal in the Delhi National Capital Region at ₹35 per kg.
Another rail shipment carrying 840 metric tonnes of onions is expected to arrive in Delhi on November 16.
With an all-India average price of onions currently at ₹54 per kg, the Department of Consumer Affairs has noted that inflation in the commodity is also being influenced by local factors.
States including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat are reporting prices below the national average.
With nearly 76% of late Kharif sowing completed, the government anticipates that favorable forecasts will help curb speculation on onion prices. The Department attributed the recent price rise to the festive season and labor shortages during Diwali and Chhath Puja, adding that bulk transportation of onions will continue until sufficient buffer stock is established.
In the third week of October, an "onion express" Kanda fast train transported 1,600 metric tonnes of onions from Nashik in Maharashtra to North India to help control prices—marking the first instance of bulk onion transport by rail as a price stabilisation measure.
This year, the government procured 4.7 lakh metric tonnes of rabi onions for the price stabilisation buffer and began releasing them on 5th September 2024 through retail sales at ₹35 per kg and bulk sales at major mandis across India.
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