Onion growers across India suffered heavy financial losses throughout 2025 due to the Centre’s intervention in the market, alleged Bharat Dighole, founder president of the Maharashtra State Onion Growers Farmers’ Association.
The association has demanded compensation for farmers through a direct subsidy for losses incurred in 2025, and warned of protests if their demands are not met.
Dighole, who heads the Nashik-based association, said that prices of the kitchen staple remained far below the cost of production. While the production cost was between Rs 22 and Rs 25 per kg, the average market prices ranged only from Rs 8 to Rs 18 per kg during 2025, he said in a statement.
Citing data compiled from all market committees in Maharashtra, the statement said the onion average prices received by farmers were Rs 20 per kg in January, Rs 22 in February, Rs 14 in March, Rs 8 in April, Rs 9 in May, Rs 13 in June, Rs 12 in July and August, Rs 9 in September, Rs 10 in October, Rs 12 in November​Onion growers across India suffered heavy financial losses throughout 2025 due to the Centre’s intervention in the market, alleged Bharat Dighole, founder president of the Maharashtra State Onion Growers Farmers’ Association.
The association has demanded compensation for farmers through a direct subsidy for losses incurred in 2025, and warned of protests if their demands are not met.
Dighole, who heads the Nashik-based association, said that prices of the kitchen staple remained far below the cost of production. While the production cost was between Rs 22 and Rs 25 per kg, the average market prices ranged only from Rs 8 to Rs 18 per kg during 2025, he said in a statement.
Citing data compiled from all market committees in Maharashtra, the statement said the onion average prices received by farmers were Rs 20 per kg in January, Rs 22 in February, Rs 14 in March, Rs 8 in April, Rs 9 in May, Rs 13 in June, Rs 12 in July and August, Rs 9 in September, Rs 10 in October, Rs 12 in November ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
