{
  "id": 2061458,
  "title": "Govt hikes onion procurement price yet again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/govt-hikes-onion-procurement-price-yet-again",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T02:50:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-hikes-onion-procurement-price-yet-again-101787166184526.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Indian government has raised the Minimum Assured Procurement Price (MAPP) for onions for the seventh time this year, increasing it to ₹26.45 per kg. This significant hike of 108% comes as tighter supplies and delayed arrivals push wholesale prices higher. The onion procurement price has risen from around ₹12.70 per kg in mid-May to the current level of ₹26.45 per kg. Experts predict that prices will continue to climb and peak towards September and October when stored rabi onions are expected to run down and fresh kharif arrivals are likely to be delayed. The lower rabi onion production and yield concerns due to unseasonal rainfall in Maharashtra, as well as delays in the kharif onion supply due to a delayed monsoon, are contributing to the supply gap, which could leave the market with a one to one-and-a-half-month supply gap from September to October.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}