The Shocking Increase in Onion Prices: Everything You Need to Know

A great shock in the price of a pound of onions today, as citizens were surprised during the current onion season, by the huge increase in the price of a pound of onions, compared to its price during the past years, as the price of a pound of onions increased 6 times its price last year.

The onion harvest season began about a month ago, and when asked about its prices, the shock came as the price of a quintal reached 750 pounds, and the reason for the high onion prices is that there are a large number of farmers who did not plant onions on their lands this year, due to the losses they suffered last year. At that time, they had to sell a kilo of onions for 5 pounds, and a pound of onions for 180 pounds.

And the matter did not stop at the high price of a pound of onions only, but rather its condition and quality. Whoever buys a pound of onions buys it to store it.

He consumes it throughout the year, until the next onion harvest in the next year, so he must buy onions fasting,

And the meaning of a fasting onion means that it does not contain water that makes the onion heavier in weight, and it cannot bear storage, and what it contains of water makes it spoil quickly and emit an unpleasant smell, and it does not last with you until the end of the year.

And before buying onions for storage, you must make sure that it is a fasting onion that can be stored, and check it yourself.

Because there are a number of merchants who deceive the citizens and tell them that the onion is fasting, but it is not fasting, and it was destroyed with them after several days,

Especially with the very high temperatures that we are witnessing during these days.

Here is the price of a pound of onions today, Saturday 3/6/2023, in the markets.

Onion price today

The quintal starts from 500 pounds for very small onions, pickling onions

A pound of onions of regular size starts from 600 pounds to 750 pounds, according to the agreement with the merchant.

The price of a kilo of onions ranges from 12.5 to 15 pounds.