🧅Big Onion & Red Onion Categories
Sri Lanka Onion Price Intelligence
Tracking Dambulla local harvest, imported big onion tariffs, and Jaffna/Puttalam red onion wholesale and retail trends.
●Food Prices Today & Recent Movement2 items
Minimum, Maximum and Indicative Spread based on official HARTI and DCS observations
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Big Onion (Local / Dambulla)
Big Onion (Local / Dambulla) • ලොකු ලූනු (දේශීය)
Retail PriceDaily 2026-08-28
Rs. 310.00/ kg
Prev: Rs. 310.00Spread: Rs. 35
Minimum: Rs. 285Average: Rs. 310Maximum: Rs. 340
2015
Rs. 115
2020
Rs. 140
2022 Peak
Rs. 580
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Red Onion (Vedalan / Jaffna)
Red Onion (Vedalan / Jaffna) • රතු ලූනු (වේදාලන් / යාපනය)
Retail PriceDaily 2026-08-28
Rs. 420.00/ kg
Prev: Rs. 420.00Spread: Rs. 60
Minimum: Rs. 380Average: Rs. 420Maximum: Rs. 460
2015
Rs. 180
2020
Rs. 240
2022 Peak
Rs. 750
ONIONOfficial Historical Trajectory
Big Onion (Local / Dambulla)(Rs. / kg)
Current Retail
Rs. 310 /kg
2015 Benchmark
Rs. 115
2022 Crisis Peak
Rs. 580
Change Since 2015
+170%
Price by Market: Big Onion (Local / Dambulla)
Cross-market price disparities across major Dedicated Economic Centres in Sri Lanka
2 Observed Markets
🟢Cheapest Observed Market
Dambulla DEC
Rs. 285 /kg
Wholesale: Rs. 250
🔴Most Expensive Observed Market
Pettah Wholesale
Rs. 310 /kg
Wholesale: Rs. 275
Regional Spread Delta
Price Spread
Rs. 25 (8.8%)
Reflects transport, sorting & distribution costs
Retail Price by Dedicated Economic Centre (LKR / kg)
| Market | Retail Price | Wholesale Price | Diff from Lowest | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pettah Wholesale | Rs. 310.00 | Rs. 275.00 | +Rs. 25.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Dambulla DEC | Rs. 285.00 | Rs. 250.00 | Lowest Observed | 2026-08-28 |