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Onion Price at Barasat

Agmarknet report for Thursday, 15 October 2026 yesterday · North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Modal price · main variety
₹45.00per kg
• no change since 14 Oct

Other (FAQ) · ₹4,500 per quintal

In short

What the prices show

On 15 Oct, the price was ₹45.00 per kg, the same as on 14 Oct. Over the last 30 days the price moved between ₹45.00 on 8 Oct and ₹50.00 on 7 Oct. A year earlier, on 15 Oct 2025, the price was ₹20.00; it is now 125% higher.

Last week

Onion at Barasat last week

Last week (5 Oct to 11 Oct 2026), the Onion price at Barasat averaged ₹47.14 per kg over 7 report days, down 5.7% from ₹50.00 the week before.

During the week it ranged from ₹45.00 on 8 Oct to ₹50.00 on 7 Oct.

In the same week last year it averaged ₹21.00, so last week was 124.5% higher.

Last week's full market report

Price movement

How the price moved

• no change since 14 Oct• no change since 8 Oct▼ −₹5.00 (10.0%) since 15 Sep▲ +₹25.00 (125.0%) since 15 Oct 2025

Modal price of the main variety: Other (FAQ). Changes and the chart follow this variety, so they compare like with like.

₹4,500 per quintal (100 kg). Wholesale market price; shops charge more.

Prices by variety on 15 Oct 2026

VarietyGradeMinMaxModal
OtherFAQ₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00

Modal price = the price most trade happened at that day. Prices per kg.

Price chart (per kg)

₹27.36₹34.51₹41.66₹48.81₹55.961 Aug1 Sep1 OctAvg ₹40.89▲ ₹52.00▼ ₹30.00
₹4.96₹18.61₹32.26₹45.91₹59.56Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026Sep 2026Avg ₹23.96▲ ₹52.00▼ ₹10.00
₹4.71₹19.03₹33.36₹47.68₹62.0020252026Avg ₹27.41▲ ₹54.07▼ ₹10.00

Records from 2024. The all-years chart shows monthly averages.

Reports in the last 30 days

This market reported on 30 of the last 30 days.

DateModalMinMax
15 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00
14 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00
13 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹46.00
12 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00
11 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00
10 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00
9 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00
8 Oct₹45.00₹45.00₹45.00
7 Oct₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
6 Oct₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
5 Oct₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
4 Oct₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
3 Oct₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
2 Oct₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
1 Oct₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
30 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
29 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
28 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
27 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
26 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
25 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
24 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
23 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
22 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
21 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
20 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
19 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
18 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
17 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00
16 Sep₹50.00₹50.00₹50.00

Onion at other markets

MarketStateModalDate
HabraWest Bengal₹42.0015 Oct
AsansolWest Bengal₹46.0015 Oct
BalarampurWest Bengal₹49.0015 Oct
Bankura SadarWest Bengal₹45.5015 Oct
Baruipur (Canning)West Bengal₹49.0015 Oct
BirbhumWest Bengal₹49.7015 Oct
BolpurWest Bengal₹49.5015 Oct
BurdwanWest Bengal₹45.0015 Oct
ChampadangaWest Bengal₹44.0015 Oct
DurgapurWest Bengal₹46.5015 Oct
IslampurWest Bengal₹43.0015 Oct
Kalipur (Arambagh Krishak Bazar)West Bengal₹42.0015 Oct

Onion prices at every market in West Bengal · Onion prices across India · All prices at Barasat

Guide

What moves these prices

Where India's onions come from, how the kharif, late kharif and rabi crops shape prices through the year, what government measures do, what the mandi price means, and the latest prices across markets.

Read the guide: Onion prices in India: the three crops, Lasalgaon and why prices jump

Questions

Onion at Barasat: questions

What is the onion price at Barasat?

The latest report is from 15 Oct 2026: ₹45.00 per kg for the Other variety. Barasat has not reported it today yet; every price here shows its own date.

What do the minimum, maximum and modal prices mean?

The minimum and maximum are the lowest and highest prices at which the produce sold that day. The modal price is the price at which most of it sold, so it is the best single figure; our charts and changes use it.

Is this the price per kg in shops?

They are wholesale prices at the market, before transport, handling and shop margins, so prices in shops are usually higher. We show the market's per-quintal price (₹4,500) divided by 100, per kg.

Why does Barasat list several varieties?

Markets report prices by variety and grade. So that changes compare like with like, the changes and charts here follow Other, the variety Barasat reports most often; the table lists every variety.

How often does Barasat report onion prices?

On 30 of the last 30 days. Markets report on the days they trade and send their data, often later the same day or the next day; Sundays and holidays usually have none. We check for new reports every 20 minutes and show each price with its own date.

Where do these prices come from?

Agmarknet, the Government of India's agricultural marketing portal (Directorate of Marketing and Inspection), collects the prices that market committees report each trading day; we take them from data.gov.in.

Source: Agmarknet (Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare), via data.gov.in under the Government Open Data Licence – India. Prices as reported by the market committees; 1 quintal = 100 kg. Markets do not report every day; each price shows its own date. We read the source at 01:50 IST on 16 Oct 2026.