This Diwali onions will likely see a significant spike in prices also the quality of onions is likely to detoriate. Onion which were priced at just Rs 20 kg has now reached a height of Rs 100 kg.
Despite the rise in prices and low quality, the vegetable is a still in high demand as people continue to buy onions. The price of onion is also likely to rise upto Rs 125 kg in the coming days.According to the vendors, the supply of onions have been effected due to which the prices have risen sharply.
Also, onion crops were destroyed due to rains and so there has been a delay in the arrival of new onions in the market.