Despite May losses, bumper summer onion production this year in Nashik
Nashik: The summer onion production in Nashik district has shown a significant increase of 63% during the 2024-25 (Dec-April) season in comparison to the previous year.
The state agriculture department reports that Nashik district's summer onion yield reached approximately 59 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, while the previous season (Dec-April of 2023-24) recorded 36 lakh tonnes.
State agriculture department officials reported an increase in summer onion cultivation area from 1.4 lakh hectares in 2023-24 to 2.5 lakh hectares in 2024-25, with an average yield of 23.4 tonnes per hectare. Despite approximately 5% damage from May rainfall, the season produced abundant crops, ensuring an adequate supply until the next harvest in Oct.
Unlike kharif and late kharif onions harvested between Oct and Feb, which deteriorate within a month, summer onions harvested in March-April maintain quality for six to seven months.
This extended storage capability allows farmers to hold their produce and sell at APMCs when prices are favourable or when they require funds.
The market relies on stored summer onions from May until mid-Oct, when fresh kharif crops arrive. Current wholesale price at the Lasalgaon APMC stands at Rs 1,600 per quintal, compared to Rs 1,500 per quintal during the same period last year. The expected wholesale price range is between Rs 1,400 and Rs 2,000 per quintal.
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"The cost of production for growing onions is around Rs 1,800 per quintal," states Bharat Dighole, the president of the Maharashtra Onion Growers' Association. With wholesale prices ranging between Rs 1,050 and Rs 1,600 per quintal over recent months, farmers face losses. Dighole advocated for a Rs 2,000 per quintal govt grant for farmers who sold their produce at a lower rate due to a drop in wholesale prices caused by faulty govt policies.
Dighole further said Centre has already announced the procurement of 3 lakh tonnes under price stability funds to create a buffer stock through the central govt agencies — National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) and the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF). "We want both the central govt agencies to procure onions directly from farmers at the APMCs at the price of Rs 3,000 per quintal," said Dighole.
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