India imposes 40% export duty on onions until December 31
The move comes in order to improve the domestic availability of onions, the government said in a notification.
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The move comes in order to improve the domestic availability of onions, the government said in a notification.
Onion Price Hike: The export duty, which is the first time ever on onion, has been imposed as the retail sale price of the kitchen staple, according to government data, touched Rs 37/kg on Saturday in Delhi
A senior government official said that the decision has been taken to increase the availability of onions in the domestic market especially in view of the upcoming festival season | Latest News India
The crop damage limited supplies, more than doubling wholesale prices at India's largest onion trading hub, Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, to ₹33,400 ($444.82) per tonne in just a month. Retail prices in metro areas such as Mumbai have jumped above 50 rupees a kilogram
To keep prices in check, govt may procure 50% more onions in FY22: Report The government wants to create a buffer stock of 150,000 tonnes of the kitchen staple. January 11, 2021 / 01:30 PM IST Navi Mumbai: Heaps of onions at UP State Warehouse in Navi Mumbai, Monday, Sept 23, 2019. Onion prices are spiralling across the country, reportedly, due to shortage of supply. (PTI Photo) (PTI9_23_2019_000148B) The government might procure 50 percent more onions from farmers in 2021-22 to check the spike in prices, which can rise to Rs 100 per kg during the festival season. The government wants t...