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Nevertheless, on Tuesday the costs eased by Rs 150 per quintal to an common worth of Rs 1,650 per quintal with 8,500 quintal onions auctioned.
“The costs elevated a bit final week, nevertheless, with no authorities decision (GR) or announcement concerning the lifting of the ban on onion exports, these have stabilised,” Lasalgaon APMC chairman Balasaheb Kshirsagar advised PTI.
Earlier within the day, Client Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh advised PTI that the “ban on onion exports has not been lifted. It’s in drive and there’s no change within the standing.”
The federal government’s supreme precedence is to make sure sufficient home availability of onion at affordable costs to customers, he added.
Forward of common elections, the ban is unlikely to be lifted even after March 31 as rabi (winter) onion manufacturing is anticipated to be decrease because of much less protection of space, particularly in Maharashtra, sources stated. Within the 2023 rabi season, onion manufacturing was estimated to be at 22.7 million tonnes. The Agriculture Ministry officers will assess the rabi onion protection in key rising states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat within the coming days.
In the meantime, the export of onions to pleasant international locations is allowed on a case-to-case foundation after approval from the inter-ministerial group.
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