The skyrocketing prices of onion have spoiled the taste of the kitchen. To provide relief to the common people, the government is making onions available at cheap rates from time to time. If you live in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand or are a resident of its surrounding areas, then today is a great opportunity for you to buy onions at the rate of Rs 35 per kg. The government has set up mobile onion vans at many locations in the city on 19 September. You can buy onions from here at a cheap rate. It is worth mentioning that the retail price of onion has reached Rs 60-80 per kg. Vegetable vendors say that the rise in onion prices will continue.
Vans are parked at these locations
According to the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, mobile onion vans have been parked by the government at Gandhinagar, Birsa Chowk, Kanke Road (opposite Speaker House), Doranda, ITI Bus Stand, Bariatu Road (near Medical Hospital), Kantatoli Chowk and Pahadi Mandir (Ratu Road) in Ranchi. You can go here and buy onions at the rate of Rs 35 per kg. According to KisanDeals, according to the current market rates, the maximum price of onion in Jharkhand is ₹ 7500 per quintal, while the minimum rate is ₹ 1950 per quintal. The average price across different varieties is ₹ 5606 per quintal.
There is a possibility that the price may cross ₹ 100
There can be a rise in the retail price of onion. Actually, after the government reduced the export of onion, its arrival in the wholesale market has reduced. Farmers are now selling onions abroad. Traders fear that the price of onion may cross Rs 100 per kg in the coming days. Due to the crop getting submerged due to heavy rains in the onion producing states of the country and the disruption of the logistics chain, the availability of onion has reduced and the prices are skyrocketing.
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