Kanda Express brings 454 tonnes of buffer onions to Delhi for ₹35/kg sale
The government has sent 453.65 tonnes of onions from Nashik to Delhi via its first Kanda Express, targeting an 88% annual price rise. Buffer-stock onions will be sold at ₹35/kg, with rail supplies planned for Chennai, Madurai, Ernakulam and Guwahati.
What happened
Government of India · Government launched Delhi-bound Kanda Express supply intervention, moving 453.65 tonnes of buffer onions from Nashik for subsidised sale
Key facts
- 453.65 tonnes
- 21 wagons
- ₹35 per kg
- 1.21 lakh tonnes buffer stock
- 88% price increase
- ₹62 per kg Delhi retail price
- ₹33 per kg year-ago price
- ₹46.58 per kg all-India average retail price
- ₹38.29 per kg wholesale price
- 307.37 lakh tonnes estimated 2025-26 production
- 14 rakes and nearly 12,000 tonnes in 2024-25
- 86 rakes and about 88,000 tonnes in 2025-26
Why this matters
Kanda Express demonstrates government willingness to use rail-linked buffer stocks for rapid market intervention, making public-sector logistics partnerships strategically relevant.