Topic
retail prices
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaGovernment agrees to extend relaxed norms for onion import till JanuaryThe agriculture ministry has extended relaxed fumigation and phytosanitary certificate rules for onion imports to January 2021 to raise domestic supply and check retail prices.
- Markets, IndiaJanuary witnesses a drop in winter vegetables’ pricesA bumper harvest and softer farm-gate costs cut seasonal vegetable prices by about 25 per cent, prompting retailers such as Grofers and BigBasket to offer discounts.
- Markets, IndiaOnion prices at varied rates in the country; highest and lowest at Rs 100 per kg and Rs 35 per kgRetail onion prices across 114 cities ranged from Rs 100 a kg in Bengaluru to Rs 35 in Udaipur and Rampurhat, with an all-India average of Rs 70 on 2 November.
- Markets, IndiaA declining trend in the prices of wheat and riceRetail rice prices fell 1.78 per cent and wheat 2.18 per cent in the month to 16 August, which officials credited to record sales under the open market sale scheme.