Nashik: After Diwali, the arrival of summer onions has declined, and the new ‘Pol’ onion crop is yet to enter the market. As a result, onion prices have begun to improve in the final phase of the season. At the Lasalgaon onion market, the average price has reached ₹1,680 per quintal, with the highest rate touching ₹2,200.

Since April, during the current financial year, average onion prices have hovered between ₹1,000 and ₹1,300 per quintal, keeping farmers waiting for a price rise. A considerable quantity of onions rotted in storage. Many farmers were forced to sell at a loss, not even recovering their production costs. After Diwali, when auctions resumed at the market committee, prices were in the range of ₹1,100–₹1,200 per quintal. Gradually, the rates have improved.

Last year, export

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