According to news snippets Nasik onion mandi is receiving huge money by creating artificial shortages and then after price hike, sending large number of onions into market, all these mandi are controlled by an influential politician.

A sad state of affairs, beneficiaries are trying hard to get money from the hard earned money from common man and now it is necessary to build one such onion stock exchange to control its price mechanisms.

Onions are not in the list of essential commodities. So no check on hoarders. Consequently the price rise. Rumor of its price touching Rs. 100/- The media has highlighted this too much. For Delhites- particularly Punjabis, without onions, there is no life. Personally, I don't see why onions are so significant. If you do not eat or curtail eating onions, the hoarders. game will be defeated.
In today's, local Agra newspaper, there is happy news of the onion prices coming down.

http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/onion-crisis--here-s-whom-we-must-blame-041650404.html?vp=1

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Or if Indian government allows import, it will show its impact immediately.It's way too cheaper in other countries.

Onions are not in the list of essential commodities. So no check on hoarders. Consequently the price rise. Rumor of its price touching Rs. 100/- The media has highlighted this too much. For Delhites- particularly Punjabis, without onions, there is no life. Personally, I don't see why onions are so significant. If you do not eat or curtail eating onions, the hoarders. game will be defeated.
In today's, local Agra newspaper, there is happy news of the onion prices coming down.

http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/onion-crisis--here-s-whom-we-must-blame-041650404.html?vp=1

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Or if Indian government allows import, it will show its impact immediately.It's way too cheaper in other countries.

I read in evening news paper, government is importing onion from Pakistan. 12 trucks reach by road from Lahore. But it is not enough.

It seems onions are going to decide the fate of our economy, not gold.

It seems onions are going to decide the fate of our economy, not gold.

Onions are a food item and hence essential. Gold is for ornaments and hence non essential. People lived in prehistoric period without gold but not without food.

People can live sans onions, there is a time when the southern part of Odisha ten to 12 years back used to live with rice, onions and salt as all are so cheap so that they can afford that, think about those poor tribal now, as they have to eat only rice and salt, what a sad state of affairs, Lord save this country. :whistle: