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04 May 2024

Govt Ends Onion Export Ban Ahead Of Crucial Phase 3 Polls In Maharashtra

Onion traders and farmers, especially from Maharashtra had been demanding for the lifting of the export ban.

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22 Aug 2023

Onion Price Rise: Politics of Maharashtra heats up on 'onion'!

The central government has come into alert mode amid apprehensions that onion prices will skyrocket after tomatoes. The condition of onions should not become like that of tomatoes. For this, taking a big decision, the government has decided to impose 40 percent export duty on the export of onions.

26 Feb 2023

No Ban On Onion Exports; USD 523 Million Exported During Apr-Dec 2022: Report

During April-December this fiscal, the exports rose by 16.3 percent to USD 523.8 million.

23 Oct 2020

Onion stock holding limit imposed on retail and wholesale traders till Dec 31

Massive exports of 15 lakh tonnes of onion are one of the reasons for the short supply of the commodity The supply in the domestic market reduced from the month of September itself, leading to artificial price escalation Onions are also being disposed of through Open Market Sales. This will be stepped up further to bring down the price rise

27 Mar 2016

Onion exports fall 10% to 6.95 lakh tonnes in Apr-Dec

The country's onion exports declined by 10 percent to 6.95 lakh tonnes during April-December period of the ongoing fiscal due to restrictions on outbound shipments.

26 Dec 2015

Onion exports fall 18% during Apr-Sept on govt restrictions

Exports dipped during the first six months of the fiscal as the government had hiked the minimum export price (MEP) to USD 700 per tonne in August this year as prices skyrocketed on lower output due to unseasonal rains.

28 Aug 2015

Delhi govt flags off mobile vans with onions to ease prices

In a bid to provide onions at subsidised rates, Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai on Friday flagged-off mobile vans from Azadpur Mandi to different parts of the city for the vegetable to be sold at "model price".

28 Aug 2015

1,000 tonnes onion coming from Afghanistan every day

Onion is still fetching the rate of Rs 55-60 per kg in the retail market in several parts of Punjab.

25 Aug 2015

Onion prices fall below Rs 50/kg at Lasalgaon on export curbs

Wholesale prices of onion Tuesday fell below the Rs 50 per kg mark at the Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest onion market, due to curbs on exports and fear of action against hoarding.

23 Aug 2015

Govt hikes onion MEP to $700/tonne to check prices

The decision to increase onion MEP to USD 700 per tonne from USD 425 is taken as prices of onions at both wholesale and retail levels have been rising on lower output due to unseasonal rains earlier.

22 Aug 2015

Middle class woes to continue, wholesale onion price shoots up to Rs 57 per kg

In the price-sensitive Delhi market and some other parts of the country, retail onion price has shot up to Rs 80 per kg.

21 Aug 2015

Onion price rises to Rs 54 per kg at Lasalgaon

Onion prices at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra -- Asia's biggest wholesale market for onions -- today touched Rs 54 per kg, the highest so far this year, due to tight supply of the crop.

21 Aug 2015

MMTC floats tender for import of 10,000 tonnes onion

State-run MMTC has invited bids from global suppliers for import of 10,000 tonnes onion from countries like Pakistan, Egypt, China and Afghanistan to boost domestic supply and check price rise.

21 Aug 2015

Middle-class budget goes haywire, onion prices shoot up by Rs 30 in 10 days

Onion prices are hardening due to the fall in production and sluggish supply of stored onions, which are meant for meeting demand during July-September.

14 Aug 2015

Middle class woes to continue as wholesale onion prices touch 22-month high

Woes for the Indian middle class seems to be far from over due to constant escalation in wholesale price of onion.

05 Aug 2015

Good news! Delhi govt to sell onions at Rs 40 from Monday

Delhi government will sell onions at Rs 40 a kg at 280 locations across the city.

14 Aug 2015

Rising onion prices leave buyers in tears

The steep rise in onion prices have come as a double whammy for the Indian middle class who is already reeling under severe pressure from high inflation

23 Jul 2015

Middle class woes: Are onion prices going to hit your household budget?

Onion prices have shot up by more than 30 percent in Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, Asia's biggest onion market, because of supply shortage.

26 Jun 2015

Govt steeply hikes minimum export price for onion to $425/tonne

Government on Friday increased sharply the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by USD 175 per tonne to USD 425 per tonne to ensure adequate domestic supply and contain price rise.

26 Jun 2015

Govt hikes minimum export price of onion to $425 per tonne

The government on Friday hiked the minimum export price (MEP) of onion to USD 425 per tonne to improve the domestic supply and curb prices.

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