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Centre to buy fresh onions at Rs 12.35 per kg to shield farmers from crashing prices
India
Published on 15 May 2026
Government will buy the entire fresh onion stock
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the Centre will procure fresh onions from farmers at Rs 12.35 per kg starting Friday, following a sharp fall in onion prices. Speaking in Satara, Maharashtra, he said the government will purchase the entire available stock to support growers. Chouhan linked the decline to disrupted onion exports amid the West Asia crisis, triggered by US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on February 28, and directed NAFED to carry out procurement.
- Procurement price for fresh onions set at Rs 12.35 per kg
- Announcement made by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- Centre will procure the entire available onion stock
- NAFED has been directed to conduct the procurement
- Export disruptions tied to the West Asia crisis drove prices lower
- Statement came during an event in Satara, Maharashtra
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