The Central government has allowed the export of 50,000-tonne onions to Bangladesh and 14,400-tonne onions to UAE, at a time when the staple vegetable’s outward shipments have been kept under restrictions. For exports to the UAE, a ceiling of 3,600 tonnes is kept every quarter, the official notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said prices of perishable items have come down and are well within the tolerance band. To a query raised by AIADMK’s M Thambi Durai on the rise in retail inflation, during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha today, she detailed the interventions made by her government to keep […]
The government anticipates onion prices to decline below Rs 40 per kilogram by January from the current average price of Rs 57.02 per kilogram, Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said on Monday. Last week, the government banned onion exports till March of next year after the retail sales price of the kitchen staple crossed […]
India has prohibited the export of onions till March 2024, as per an official notification issued late on Thursday evening. The DGFT notification said the export of onions will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the central government to other countries based on the request made by the countries. Onions are currently […]
The union government’s decision to impose a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD 800/ton on Onion with effect from 29 October 2023 till 31 December 2023 recorded a decline of 5 per cent to 9 per cent from the highest price registered during the last week. The weighted average price of Onion in Maharashtra across […]
In a remarkable decision, the Indian Government has increased the onion buffer stock to five lakh metric tonnes this year, surpassing the initial procurement goal of three lakh metric tonnes. To achieve this supplementary target, the Department of Consumer Affairs has instructed the NCCF and Nafed to acquire one lakh tonnes each, while also efficiently […]
The government on Saturday imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market till 31 December 2023. Earlier today, the Finance Ministry issued a notification stating that they have imposed a 40 per cent export duty on onions till December 31, 2023. […]
