Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The country produced 4.4 million tonnes of onion in the 2024-25 growing season, exceeding the estimated demand of 3.5 million tonnes. However, there is now a shortage of onions, and the price has increased.

The prices of locally produced onions have surged recently at both farm and retail levels. Farmers in the onion-growing region said that up to 30 per cent of the onions perished in storage after they were harvested. The remaining stocked onions have lost weight (because of moisture loss during storage). That is why there is a shortage now, even though 900,000 tonnes of surplus onions were produced.

Farmers who were interviewed in Pabna expressed satisfaction at the increased onion price. They argue that the recent hi...