<p>Wholesale price of onion dropped from Rs 6,299 a quintal yesterday to Rs 5,200 per quintal today in Laslgaon, sources in NHRDF (National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation) said.<br /><br />Likewise, rate of the vital produce fell by 14 per cent in Pimpalgaon from Rs 6,273 a quintal yesterday to Rs 5,411 a quintal today.<br /><br />In Manmad the fall was by 33 per cent from Rs 5,573 a quintal to Rs 3,740 a quintal, while in Solapur by 18 per cent from Rs 7,000 a quintal to Rs 5,750 a quintal today, the sources added.<br /><br />They attributed the price downfall mainly to the government decision to suspend export of onion till January 15 in the wake of skyrocketing prices of the onion across the country.<br />Though wholesale prices of onion have come down, it will take some time to have their impact on retail prices, traders said.</p>
<p>Wholesale price of onion dropped from Rs 6,299 a quintal yesterday to Rs 5,200 per quintal today in Laslgaon, sources in NHRDF (National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation) said.<br /><br />Likewise, rate of the vital produce fell by 14 per cent in Pimpalgaon from Rs 6,273 a quintal yesterday to Rs 5,411 a quintal today.<br /><br />In Manmad the fall was by 33 per cent from Rs 5,573 a quintal to Rs 3,740 a quintal, while in Solapur by 18 per cent from Rs 7,000 a quintal to Rs 5,750 a quintal today, the sources added.<br /><br />They attributed the price downfall mainly to the government decision to suspend export of onion till January 15 in the wake of skyrocketing prices of the onion across the country.<br />Though wholesale prices of onion have come down, it will take some time to have their impact on retail prices, traders said.</p>