Price surge: Onion, tender coconut, lemon prices soar in Yadgir’s open market

Prices of essential consumables, including onions, tender coconuts, and lemons, have recently increased in Yadgir’s open market, leaving consumers with little choice but to pay the inflated rates fixed by local vendors.

​Presently, vendors in the open market are selling onions at ₹70 per kilogram, tender coconuts at ₹80 each, and lemons at ₹10 per piece.

​These three items are considered essential for daily human consumption. Onions and lemons are core culinary ingredients for households and commercial kitchens, while tender coconut is widely consumed for its health benefits.

​Traders attribute the sudden price hike primarily to supply shortages caused by poor rainfall.

​While onions and lemons arrive through wholesale channels from various regions, local vendors depend on external traders for tender coconuts.