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Centre bans onion export to control domestic prices
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SME Times News Bureau | 15 Sep, 2020
With an increase in onion prices
in the country, the central government has banned its export, which is
expected to bring the prices of the staple down.
Onion exports
from the country had increased considerably during the coronavirus
pandemic, due to which domestic prices increased and supply decreased
within the country.
At present, the retail price of onions is
above Rs 40 per kg in Delhi and neighbouring areas. On Monday, onion
prices at the Azadpur wholesale market ranged from Rs 13.75 to Rs 27.5
per kg.
According to a notification issued on Monday by the
Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, the export of all varieties of onions has been banned with
immediate effect. The notification said that provisions of transitional
agreements will not apply under this notification.
Market experts
say that onion exports from April to July 2020 went up by nearly 30 per
cent compared with the previous year. Onion prices may witness another
hike as heavy rains across south India have damaged standing onion crop.
Rajendra
Sharma, General Secretary, Azadpur Mandi Potato Onion Merchant
Association (POMA), said that the export ban was a good decision to put
an end to increasing onion prices. Due to crop failure in south India,
there is shortage of onion supplies and hence the Union government
should focus on import as well, Sharma added.
During the festive
season last year, onion prices had skyrocketed. In different parts of
the country, including Delhi, onions were sold at Rs 150 per kg. This
forced the government to adopt various measures, including the decision
to import onions from abroad as well as export restrictions.
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