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Onion Farmers Will Make You Cry Tomorrow Shiv Senubt in Saamana

Politics General1Econ PriceLeaderPoliticians

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The article reports distress among onion farmers in Maharashtra due to low prices and inadequate government procurement price. The commercial mechanism is weak: no specific company or supply chain disruption is identified, only general farmer distress. The impact is region-specific (Maharashtra, India) and affects onion as a commodity, but no direct margin squeeze or scarcity is quantified.

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  • Onion procurement price set at Rs 1,235 per quintal, below production cost.
  • Some farmers forced to sell at Re 1 per kg.
  • Unseasonable weather, increased fuel prices, and reduced exports cited as causes.
Sector verdictAGRICULTURE_FOODFlatmagnitude 2/3 · confidence 2/5

Mid-term onion prices stabilize within a 1-2% range as government intervention adjusts; no scarcity.

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