New Delhi, July 22 -- The average market price of onions in Maharashtra, the biggest onion-growing belt, ranged between Rs.900 and Rs.1,150 per 100 kg during March to May 2026, the government said in a reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

These prices are significantly below what farmer groups say it costs to produce onions.

According to Bharat Dighole, president of the Maharashtra State Onion Growers Association, the cost of cultivating onions comes to around Rs.1,800- Rs.2,200 per 100 kg, after accounting for seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, labour, harvesting, packing and transport.

According to him, selling onions at Rs.900- Rs.1,150 per 100 kg leaves farmers with heavy losses. Several farmer associations have been demanding...