Daily Trust - Why price of onions crashed
Onion farm at an irrigation site in Mairuwa, Katsina State By Sun Jan 03 2021 Few months ago, the price of onions made headlines as the commodity hit an all-time high record due to scarcity, occasioned by a number of factors. But currently, it is coming down as a result of new harvests. Farmers and marketers have attributed the reduction in prices of onions to the availability of the product due to the bumper harvest recorded in many states. Our correspondent who went to Kwalkwalawa, a community known for onion farming, saw many people harvesting their crops, just as some were preparing the...
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