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BELAGAVI
Rising onion prices in Goa are expected to soar further due to a shortage in supply at the APMC wholesale market in Belagavi.
Onion prices in Belagavi have continued to skyrocket and have reached a record high of Rs 10,500 per quintal in the APMC Market Yard, from where Goa receives much of its supplies of vegetables.
The soaring prices have shown no sign of receding for over a month and consumer woes are expected to increase, as retail prices of onions were hovering between Rs 120 and Rs 130 a kilo on Tuesday.
What is more concerning is that the quality of onion which is arriving in the APMC Market Yard is not of good quality for the prices that they command.
This is because there has been a huge loss of crop due to prolonged monsoons and floods, which in turn, affected the quality and the rates, resulting in continuous spike in
