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The Vegetable Market in Kolkata

Indian Labor care Onion at The wholesale Vegetable Market in Kolkata on August 27,2019. Price of onion has always been a matter of great concern in India, primarily because of its high usage in domestic households. While the price of the vegetable had reached as high as Rs 40-50/kg in Kolkata. Onion prices jumped by up to 76 per cent in the last one month due to reduction in arrivals in the agricultural mandis across the country, following floods in major supplying states such as Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Data compiled by Nashik-based National Horticultural Research & Development Foundation (NHRDF) showed the highest jump of 76 per cent in bulb prices in Mumbai ,India. Onion prices are on the rise and may leave the consumers in tears in the coming days. Due to incessant rains and floods in onion producing states, the prices of the bulb have increased from Rs 20-25 to Rs 35-40 per kg in the retail market. According to onion traders, the wholesale prices have increased over the past 15 days in major markets such as Lasalgaon and Bangaluru. Onion was sold at Rs 25-35 per kg till the first week of August, But it is now being sold at Rs 35-40 per kg in the retail market in Delhi. The sudden price rise has made homemakers sit up and take control of the house budget, as onion is an important ingredient for cooking and serving salads. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto)

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