Consumers may feel relieved as the onion price is likely to come down substantially by the end of December.
The price would decline being available for Rs 40 to Rs 50 in markets by December 15, said Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangh president Sudhakar Panda on Monday.
The price would be further reduced to around Rs 20 and Rs 25 by December 25, he said, adding that the price would fall by Rs 15 from Monday evening. Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said the onion price that crossed Rs 150 in the State is likely to decrease by December-end or first week of January next. He said this after chairing a high-level meeting at the Lokseva Bhawan.
He said, “We were getting 50 trucks of onions, but that reduced to only one. We also witnessed a tough situation when not a single truck carrying onions reached the State. Now, the country, the overall situation has improved slightly,” he told media.