TNAU forecasts pre-sowing price for small onion around ₹30 to ₹35 per kg at harvest time
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has forecasted that small onion prices will range between ₹30 and ₹35 per kilogram at harvest time. This prediction is based on a 15-year price analysis and market surveys.
Why it matters
Price forecasting is essential for farmers to plan their crops and for market stability in the agricultural sector.
Based on time series analysis, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has, in its pre-sowing price forecast, estimated the farm gate price of good quality small onion to rule around ₹30 to ₹35 per kilogram at the time of harvest.
The Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell (DEMIC) of Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, TNAU, predicted the market after analysing prices in Dindigul market for the past 15 years, besides conducting a market survey.
Dindigul, Tiruppur, Perambalur, Trichy, Namakkal, Theni, and Madurai constitute key producing areas. Domestic demand is supplemented by inflows from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Small onions account for nearly 80 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s total onion production. Cultivated across 0.44 lakh hectares, the crop yielded 5.28 lakh tonnes during 2024–25 with an average productivity of 12 tonnes per hectare, a TNAU press release said.
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