Onion prices have seen a significant surge nationwide, with major cities such as Delhi and Mumbai witnessing retail rates as high as Rs 80 per kilogram.
Apart from Delhi, onion prices have also increased in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Onion was available at Rs 65 to 70 per kg in Yesvantpur APMC of Bengaluru.
The government said on Monday that its move to impose Minimum Export Price on onions “has shown an immediate impact of price correction in Maharashtra markets, where prices recorded a decline of 5 percent to 9 percent from the highest price registered during last week”.