For Rs 2 to Rs 4 per kg kanda, head to Chhattisgarh

Bare­ly a week after it was reported that huge stocks of onions were rotting in Bhopal, it has now been learnt that the product is being sold at Rs 2 to Rs 4 in Chhattisgarh

Koriya (Chhattisgarh): Bare­ly a week after it was reported that huge stocks of onions were rotting in Bhopal, it has now been learnt that the product is being sold at Rs 2 to Rs 4 in Chhattisgarh. The idea, according to local farmers and traders in Bhopal, is to get rid of the surplus stocks before the onions perish in godowns.

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There has been bumper harvest of onions this year in Madhya Pradesh due to adequate rainfall. After channeling a major chunk of the produce in local markets, traders started selling onions in neig­hbouring Chhattisgarh.

Incidentally, the cost of a kilo of onion in New Delhi ranges between Rs 60 to Rs 80. But in Chhattisgarh, an entire sack of the produce is being sold for a price between Rs 100 and Rs 250. Not surprisingly, people are flocking to the markets to stock up.

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