Onion prices double in Delhi-NCR amid festive season

The price of onions has doubled in Delhi-NCR amid the festive season – rising from ₹25-30 per kg to ₹55-60 per kg in the days following Navratri. 

There are now concerns that the kitchen staple will breach the ₹100-mark in the coming days. 

Reports citing traders based in the national capital's key vegetable markets stressed the need to urgently address the supply shortage.

Onions were being sold for at ₹25-30 per kg in the national capital till last week. 

But as supply dwindled, traders said that prices have surged to ₹55-60 per kg over the past three days. In some markets, the rates have jumped to as high as ₹65-70 per kg.

Vegetable vendors at the Ghazipur market told ANI that prices could breach the ₹100 mark if the supply shortage was not addressed.

An official from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs explained that prices had increased due to the late arrival of fresh harvest from key producing states such as Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.