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On October 12, government data showed India’s food inflation rose to 7.7% in September, led by onion prices that more than doubled from a year earlier.
Back in May, onion growers in Nashik wore garlands of onions and tried to block the Mumbai–Agra highway because prices had fallen to ₹4 to ₹6 a kilo. The government says India grew almost as many onions as the year before, and it kept a stockpile for exactly this kind of spike. Prices rose anyway, and rural households are feeling it most.
Why is it so hard to keep India’s kitchen affordable?
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Back in May, onion growers in Nashik wore garlands of onions and tried to block the Mumbai–Agra highway because prices had fallen to ₹4 to ₹6 a kilo. The government says India grew almost as many onions as the year before, and it kept a stockpile for exactly this kind of spike. Prices rose anyway, and rural households are feeling it most.
Why is it so hard to keep India’s kitchen affordable?
Tune in.
India’s LPG success story runs on a two-day buffer, March 15, 2026, 11 minutes. Listen
India solved the wrong oil problem first, 31 Jul 2026, Listen
The great Indian sugar trap: how a decade of surplus left India with nothing to spare , 28 Aug 2026, Listen
This episode is edited by Arnav Prakash
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