High rates but low outputs means no big gains for onion farmers at this time
date:Jun 19, 2019
A season after they threw away onions on roads last December to protest the slump in prices, farmers are hoping to turn a profit from the summer crop. Because they are expecting that the current output may fall short of demand, farmers are holding on to their crop, which has led to a jump of nearly Rs300 (3.85) per 100 kgs in the last 10 days.

However, the bigger gain has been for those dealing in white onions, a rare variety but grown in large quantities in Amravati district. Prices of white o
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