Onion Prices Soar In Delhi: Rates Reach Rs 60 Per Kg At Govt Outlets As Supply Disruption Hits

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An India Today report by Ashutosh Mishra highlights the sharp surge in onion prices across the national capital, Delhi. Prices of good quality onions have climbed from 40 to 42 rupees per kilogram to 60 rupees per kilogram within a week, even at government-subsidised Safal outlets. Loose or lower-quality onions are being sold at 52 rupees per kilogram, while local vendors in residential areas are charging between 65 and 70 rupees per kilogram depending on quality. Shopkeepers state that disruptions in the supply line have triggered the price spike. The steep increase in the cost of this essential kitchen ingredient is pinching consumers across the city.

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00:00After soaring sugar prices, now it is the onion that is pinching the consumers in the national capital.

00:06The good quality of onion, the prices are reaching 60 rupees per kg.

00:10And this is not just any retail, random, you know, ready patri wala dukan.

00:14This is a subsidized unit of the government where even the distribution,

00:18the subsidized onion that is coming from the market is 60 rupees per kg.

00:23And even if you go with a loose, a semi-quality, a little of these onions,

00:27that is also being sold at the rate of 50T rupees per kg.

00:32So how much time do you take the price?

00:34Sir, how much time do you take the price?

00:34Sir, it takes the price.

00:35It seems that it will increase the price of a few days.

00:40The price is not good for you.

00:41You are seeing like 60 rupees per kg.

00:44And onion is the main ingredient of every kitchen.

00:47Every kitchen, absolutely, absolutely.

00:50How much time do you take the price of the price?

00:535 days, probably 1 week.

00:56One week.

00:57How much time do you do?

00:581 week before you did?

00:581 week before you made it.

01:00What rate was the price?

01:0445 ruined.

01:0544 ruined.

01:0644 ruined.

01:0745 ruined.

01:07So within a week for onion from 40 to 42 rupees per kg.

01:11To these markets, to these outlets have crossed nearly 60 rupees per kg.

01:16Anywhere the ready patri store in society areas, if you travel,

01:19they are even selling onion with 65 to 70 rupees per kg.

01:23Now that also varies on the quality of the onion.

01:25For example, if you see the loose onion that is being sold with the prices of 52 rupees per kg

01:31But you'll have to literally struggle to find out and select the quality of onion

01:35But right behind the camera person if you see a slightly better quality of these onion that is up to

01:4060 rupees per kg

01:42This is the pinching prices of the onion that we see almost every year

01:46Now many of shopkeepers say that this is the supply line has been affected

01:49There is spike in the prices of the onion which is very essential ingredients in all our kitchen

01:55In Delhi with Nasir, this is Ashutosh Mishra for India Today

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