date:Jun 19, 2019
. The white variety is also grown in Dhule and Nashik but in small quantities, he said.
Meanwhile, the red onions are being sold at Rs800 to 1,300 per 100 kgs in bulk markets. This is an increase in the range of Rs100 to 300 per 100 kgs. Farmers clear the fields of the onion crop during this part of the year, and prepare for the next harvest. The dry spell coupled with excess heat this summer has damaged the crop of red variety too. Farmers are holding on to the produce at their warehouses, and