date:Oct 29, 2020
n market and a few other markets in Nashik district. According to the APMC, traders refused to participate in the auction and the farmers turned their back to the market. This is quite a problem, as some 15,000-30,000 tonnes of onions are traded daily at the market from where the supplies are sent across the country. Onion prices at Lasalgaon have a direct impact on retail and wholesale markets across the country.
Traders claimed that they had not boycotted the auction but were trying to sell t