Prices of potatoes and big onions drastically slashed
After a period of nearly five years the prices of imported potatoes and bin onions have been reduced by Rs 35/.Rs45/- was announced by the
association of importers of essential goods .In this regard the imported big onions which were sold for Rs 150/ would be reduced between Rs 35/- to Rs 40/0 while the prices of imported potatoes sold at Rs 100/- would be reduced to about Rs 45/- was announced by the officers of the association of importers of essential goods.
The reason for this decrease of prices had been owing to the recent huge yields the farmers in India had got from big onions and potato plantations.
After a period of five years the Indian farmers had received these huge yields from their cultivations. Up to now the big onions and potatoes had been sold in the world market for US $ 225 for a metric ton of big onions and US $ 240 for a metric ton of potatoes the officers of the association importers of essential goods had added.