Tag: Market Intervention Scheme

India: Maharashtra onion prices remain below production costs during Mar-May’26

Jul 23, 2026

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by

prahlad@bigmint.co

in Onion, Perishables

Market prices at INR 900-1,150/100 kg are nearly half of total production costs Farmer organisations demand procurement at INR 3,000 per 100 kg Onion prices in Maharashtra continued to trade below production costs during March-May 2026, according to the Centre’s reply in the Lok Sabha. Wholesale prices averaged INR 900-1,150 per 100 kg during the…