Potato and Onion Price: Even after Diwali, the prices of potato and onion remain high. Their prices have not decreased significantly. According to the price report given on the Department of Consumer Affairs, the retail price of the potato remains Rs 45 per kg and onion Rs 55 per kg in Delhi on Tuesday. It was believed that after Diwali, common people can get relief from the inflation of these vegetables. Vegetable traders say that prices have increased due to more rains this year, but by December 15, the prices of both vegetables can be relieved.
Rates of both in 1 month
On 17 October, potatoes were sold in Delhi at the rate of Rs 40 per kg whereas yesterday, on November 17, it was sold at Rs 45 per kg. Talking about onion, it was at Rs 43 per kg on October 17, whereas it was at Rs 62 per kg on November 3, two weeks ago. Sold at the rate of Rs 56 per kg on November 10 last week. It sold Rs 55 per kg on November 17.
Onion becoming cheaper in the market
Wadhwane, the secretary of Asia’s largest onion market, Lasalgaon market in Nashik, said that onion came out of the market at the rate of 4000 per quintal. He said the biggest reason for not getting relief in onion price. The initial kharif crop has been affected due to rain. However, onion can give relief after December 15. Rajendra Sharma, General Secretary, Azadpur Mandi Potato Onion Merchant Association (POMA), said that onions are coming out of Delhi’s Azadpur mandi at Rs 40-45 per kg, onions coming from abroad at Rs 18-20 per kg Is leaving
2 days of rain spoiled potato prices
Rajendra Sharma said that the arrival of potato in Azadpur Mandi has been affected due to rain for two days. However, a decrease in its price can be expected next week. The old potato is coming out from Azadpur mandi at Rs 28-36 and the new potato at the rate of Rs 32-40.
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Potato-onion is expensive every year in rain
Potato-onion is expensive every year in the rains and if it rains for a long time, that is, it rains in September and October, it also affects the prices of potato-onion. There has been no rain for some time, due to which its supply was maintained and the price was not showing much momentum. It was hoped that their prices would be lower in mid-November, but due to rain in November, their prices have not been seen yet.
There is no relief from import
The central government had ordered 15 thousand tons of potatoes and 15 thousand tons of onions from abroad through NAFED, but this did not have any significant effect because Indian stocks also started coming into the market. Apart from this, people do not like foreign onions here and importers have started canceling their orders. According to Rajendra Sharma, the prices of foreign onions in Azadpur mandi went down so much that importers had to suffer a lot.
Adequate production of potato and onion expected
According to the website of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, onion production was 2.28 million tonnes in 2018-19, which is 2.67 crore tonnes in the second advance assessment of the Ministry of 2019-20 this year.
According to the department’s website, 491.74 lakh tonnes of rabi potato was produced in the 2018-19 season, while this time the estimated 2019-20 is 501.96 lakh tonnes. Kharif potato was produced 10.16 lakh tonnes in 2018-19, while this time estimate is 8.45 lakh tonnes.
Source: www.financialexpress.com
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