Government hikes onion procurement rate to ₹16.5 per kg from June 13 to help farmers

Government hikes onion procurement rate to ₹16.5 per kg from June 13 to help farmers

India raised onion procurement to ₹16.50/kg from ₹15.80 effective June 13, under the Price Stabilisation Fund targeting 2 lakh tonnes. Maharashtra farmers demand ₹30/kg—claiming current rates fail to cover costs—exposing agricultural inflation in India's largest onion producer.