Rains hit onion crops in Sindh, prices climb to Rs1500 per maund

 KARACHI: Onion price has surged 100 percent in two days due to rains that affected crops in Sindh, Geo News reported.

President Anjuman Wholesale Vegetable Market Karachi Haji Shahjahan told 'Geo News' that onion crops in Badin, Sanghar, Nasarpur and Tando Allahyar had been devastated by rains as a result supply of the commodity had been suspended in the vegetable market.

He said owing to this price of onion has climbed to Rs1500 from Rs700 per maund in two days. Its retail price had soared to Rs 35 from Rs 15 per kg.