After tomatoes, the price of onions has shot up in Odisha's wholesale and retail markets, forcing the state administration to keep a strict vigil on black marketing and hoarding. The price of the kitchen staple has almost doubled in the past few weeks. While onions used to be sold anywhere between Rs 13 and Rs 15 per kilogram last week, they are being sold at around Rs 28 to Rs 30 per kilogram in the markets now.
Onions are grown in the winter season in the state and farmers sell their crop to Chhattisgarh and other states right after the harvest due to lack of storage facility. As a result, the state has to depend on Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to meets its requirement.
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After tomatoes, the price of onions has shot up in Odisha's wholesale and retail markets, forcing the state administration to keep a strict vigil on black marketing and hoarding. The price of the kitchen staple has almost doubled in the past few weeks. While onions used to be sold anywhere between Rs 13 and Rs 15 per kilogram last week, they are being sold at around Rs 28 to Rs 30 per kilogram in the markets now.
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