Bulk onion sales stabilised prices across mkts: Centre

The retail price of onions has stabilised in major markets of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and New Delhi since the bulk sale through trains began on October 20, the Centre claimed on Wednesday, as the second rake carrying 840 tonnes of buffer onions reached the national capital.

- SANJEEB MUKHERJEE

The second train from Nashik reached Delhi on Wednesday, days after 1,600 tonnes of onions arrived through 'Kanda Express' on October 20.

Most of the onions will be used for retail sale at ₹35 per kg, unlike the first consignment which was used to cool down wholesale prices through auctions. The National Cooperative Consumer Federation of India (NCCF) procured the first railway train, while the second train was brought by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).

Data shows that wholesale prices of onions in Delhi's Azadpur Mandi have softened by almost 5 per cent since October 22.