Onion becomes costlier before Diwali, price increased by Rs 50 per kg in this state

Hr Mandi Bhav, India With the beginning of the festive season, inflation has once again started showing its true colours. Due to this the budget of the general public has been spoiled. Especially the prices of onion have been on fire. Onion, which was sold at Rs 30 to Rs 35 per kg, has now crossed Rs 45. In Andhra Pradesh, the price of one kg onion has increased to Rs 50. That means its price has increased by Rs 20 per kg. It is being said that its price may increase further in the coming days. In such a situation, the price of onion has once again increased the concern of the people.

Onion is being sold at Rs 50 per kg in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, while the price of onion in Rythu Bazaar is Rs 40 per kg. At the same time, experts say that this time the arrival of monsoon was delayed. In such a situation, it has affected the onion crop also. This is the reason why new onion production has not arrived in sufficient quantity in the market yet. Due to this the prices have increased.

600 tonnes of onion arrives daily

According to the report of Times of India, traders say that onions are supplied throughout Andhra Pradesh from Ranul and Bellary in Karnataka. But, the supply of onion from both these places is less than the requirement. Due to this, there was a huge shortage of onion in Andhra Pradesh. In such a situation, traders here are buying onions from Maharashtra. This is the reason why onion prices are increasing due to increasing costs. In this way, 600 tonnes of onion arrives in Andhra Pradesh every day.

Onion cultivation has also been delayed by about 120 days.

This time, due to delayed rains, onion cultivation has also been delayed by about 120 days. According to traders, new onion produce will start arriving in the markets from the first week of November. After this there may be some decline in the price of onion. However, for this people will have to wait a little.