Indian farmers and traders gather near bags of onions at the Malakpet Agriculture Market Yard in Hyderabad on October 18, 2016.

Farmers from the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh have expressed concern over a drop in wholesale onion prices from 3 INR per kilogram to 2.20 INR per kilogram. / AFP / NOAH SEELAM        (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)