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Amid an extended ban on onion exports, farmers and traders are miffed that some shipments allowed by the government to markets like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been sold at a pittance, even as global prices have soared, yielding windfall profits for selected importers. An Indian farmer is being paid just ₹12 to ₹15…
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The minimum rate of onions is Rs 17 per kg. (Representational) New Delhi: Onion prices remained at a high level in the national capital on Monday and were being sold at an average price of Rs 78 per kilogram in the retail market, according to government data. However, the all-India average price of onion was…
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An official said the fresh kharif onion should have started arriving by now, but it has not. New Delhi: Onion prices have further risen to Rs 65-80 per kg in the retail market of the national capital on lower supply. Mother Dairy, which has around 400 Safal retail stores in the Delhi-NCR, is selling loose…
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A vegetable vendor arranging onion and other vegetables at a local market, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government on Saturday imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 this year with a view to increase availability of the vegetable in the…
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The government will also be offloading its onion stocks in various wholesale markets to reduce retail prices | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The story so far: In order to increase the availability of onions in the market, especially ahead of the upcoming festive season, the government on August 19 imposed a 40% duty on the…
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Maharashtra Minister Dada Bhuse. File | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre Amid protests by farmers and traders against the Centre’s decision to impose 40% export duty on onions, Maharashtra Minister Dada Bhuse has claimed it would make no difference if people did not consume the staple vegetable for two to four months. The State PWD minister,…
Document photograph of ladies packing onion at a godown in Pimpalgaon, Nashik | Photograph Credit score: EMMANUAL YOGINI Buyers in Nashik on August 21 stated they’ve determined to similar onion auctions indefinitely in the entire Agriculture Make Marketplace Committees (APMCs) in Maharashtra’s Nashik district to protest towards the Centre’s determination to impose a 40% responsibility…
A labourer shortlist onion at APMC wholesale Market in Ahmedabad. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The Centre, on Saturday, imposed a 40% duty on the export of onions. The Centre will also offload stocks of onions in various wholesale markets to reduce the retail prices. The national average prices of the essential vegetable had…
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