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Friday, January 16, 2026
TopicOnion imports

Topic: onion imports

Onions imported at Rs 58/kg being sold for Rs 6/kg after being rejected by states, Safal

There are few takers for over 90% of the 33,600 metric tonnes of imported onions, which threatens to translate into a loss of around Rs 200 crore for govt. 

Poor storage, panic imports, govt failures led to 2019 onion crisis. It could happen again

Excess monsoon destroyed the kharif onion crop, but there was much administrative failure that led to the prices crossing Rs 150 per kg.

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