# Onion prices surge 25% as government procurement lags 2026-08-13T15:40:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Wholesale onion prices at Lasalgaon mandi have jumped 25% in a week to an average of Rs 27 per kg, with top-quality onions at Rs 30, the Economic Times reports. The surge comes as government procurement lags far behind its 200,000-tonne target. As of July 7, barely 13,000 tonnes had been bought, says the Hindustan Times, though later relaxations pushed the total to 115,000 tonnes. Procurement was slowed by a system overhaul that shifted storage to the Central Warehousing Corporation and strict quality norms, coinciding with unseasonal rain damage. The sources disagree on the number of price hikes: the Hindustan Times says six, the Economic Times says seven. Onion inflation hit 22.5% in July. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: consumer affairs ministry, CWC, inflation, Nafed, onion procurement, quality norms Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/onion-procurement-overhaul-slows-government-stockpiling/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/onion-procurement-overhaul-slows-government-stockpiling/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.