-The Economic Times If I say today that I am ready to supply Onions, in an improvised form, at Rs 20/kg home delivered, and round the year, people may think either I have gone crazy or I am dipping into the general exchequer to pull off a massive subsidy scheme for Onions. Wrong. I will make a cool profit of 15 to 20% in this deal, do a great service to...

-PTI CHANDIGARH/PUNE: Arrivals of Onion from Afghanistan have failed to bring down retail prices of Onion in Punjab as it continued to remain high, with traders citing poor quality coupled with low arrivals. In the wake of skyrocketing prices of Onion in India, Punjab traders have been importing Onion from Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah land route. Daily 3-5 trucks laden with Onion are crossing over to India, traders said. "There is not much Onion...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Even as the Centre on Wednesday stepped in to import Onion from China and Pakistan in a bid to cool down prices of the staple, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar warned that the crisis may continue for another two to three weeks. "Next two to three weeks will be tough. Ultimately, we have to find a solution. We have to import as early as possible," Pawar...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Worried over the rising prices of vegetables, particularly Onion, chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday assured that the prices will come down by Rs 3-4 per kg on Thursday. Dikshit said Delhi is not an Onion producing state, yet the vegetable is being sold for Rs 60 per kg at Safal outlets, whereas across the country the average price is Rs 83 per kg. "Delhi has...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Onion prices soared to the year's high of Rs 90 per kg in many parts of the capital on Monday, amid indications that the staple many touch Rs 100 before coming down to more normal levels around Diwali. Market watchers said the quantity of fresh arrivals were not as much as expected and this was likely to further raise prices over the next one week. Onions...