Onion prices have surged across India with Nashik wholesale rates jumping 76 per cent in a month and retail prices up 19 per cent nationally driven by delayed Kharif sowing weak Rabi arrivals and low government procurement The government plans to release buffer stocks but limited reserves and reduced procurement targets raise concerns about immediate relief for consumers
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