Prices of onions, pulses, cotton hit 3-year low

Published Sep 26, 2025

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Prices of essential commodities like onions and pulses have plummeted to multi-year lows due to increased imports and reduced exports. A surge in pulse imports, coupled with bumper crops in countries like Australia and Brazil, has suppressed domestic prices. Government intervention through buffer stock releases and excess rainfall impacting crop quality are further contributing to the price decline.

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Prices of daily essentials such as onions, arhar, moong, and urad are trending at their lowest levels in three years, and that of yellow peas in six years. Also, soyabean and cotton prices have hit their lowest levels in two years. #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;} .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;} #sr_widget.onDemand .live_stock p a{color: #fff;;} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;} #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important} #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;} This comes amid a surge in imports of ...

Source: Economic times