{
  "id": 3230112,
  "title": "Nashik: 840 Tonnes Of Onions To Be Dispatched From Lasalgaon To Delhi; Farmers Fear Price Pressure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nashik-840-tonnes-of-onions-to-be-dispatched-from-lasalgaon-to-delhi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T08:20:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-840-tonnes-of-onions-to-be-dispatched-from-lasalgaon-to-delhi-farmers-fear-price-pressure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nashik: In an effort to make onions affordable for urban consumers, 840 tonnes of the vegetable will be transported from Lasalgaon to Delhi via the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation (NCCF). Twenty-one boxes of onions will be loaded onto a BCN rake at Lasalgaon railway station, with the aim of providing some relief to Delhi's residents. The Central Government procures onions through NCCF and NAFED and distributes them to urban centers to curb onion prices. Previously, onions were dispatched directly from major markets like Lasalgaon to Delhi, but now the process has been streamlined. However, this move has raised concerns among farmers, who fear that the large quantity of onions entering the market could lead to a surplus, affecting prices and making it challenging for them to earn their desired rates. Nashik's farmers are already grappling with rising production costs, and they have planned to release stored onions in phases to the market. They worry that simultaneous government dispatches of onions to urban markets may impact the prices they receive. With 840 tonnes of onions being dispatched from Lasalgaon to Delhi, farmers are keenly observing the impact on prices and the extent to which Delhi consumers benefit from the move. Jaydatta Holkar, Director of Mumbai's APMC, emphasized the importance of transparency in the purchase and sale of onions by NAFED and NCCF. If onions purchased by these agencies are resold in markets like Azadpur instead of reaching consumers, neither farmers nor consumers stand to gain. The Price Stabilisation Fund scheme, aimed at benefiting farmers and consumers, might be benefiting only a select few. However, Holkar advised farmers not to panic, as NAFED and NCCF currently do not have a substantial stock of onions remaining. She suggested that farmers bring their onions to the market in phases to mitigate any potential negative effects on prices.",
  "summary": "Nashik: As part of efforts to make onions available to urban consumers at affordable prices, as much as 840 tonnes of onions will be dispatched from Lasalgaon to Adarsh Nagar in Delhi through the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation (NCCF). Twenty-one boxes of onions will be loaded onto a BCN rake at Lasalgaon railway station. With such a large quantity being sent to Delhi, consumers in the…",
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  "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."
}