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The Indian 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 (DGFT) read.
As per the notification, modalities for the export of onion to Bangladesh shall be worked by National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), in consultation with the Department of Consumer Affairs.
India had in early December 2023 prohibited the export of onions till March 2024. The DGFT notification said the export of onions will be, however, allowed based on permission granted by the central government to other countries based on the request made by the countries.
In August, the government imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market until December 31, 2023.
The central government subsequently set a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of $800 per tonne on a free-on-board basis for the export of onions with effect from October 29.
The central government had, though, exempted the export of 'Bangalore rose onion' from the export duty, with a small rider -- goods meant for export shall be allowed to be exported subject to the exporter furnishing a certificate from the Horticulture Commissioner, Government of Karnataka, certifying the item and quantity of Bangalore Rose Onion to be exported.
Bangalore rose onion is a variety of onion grown in and around Bengaluru, Karnataka. It got the coveted Geographical Indication tag in 2015.
Faced with rising onion prices, the central government has been releasing the staple vegetable from its buffer stock. The central government had earlier decided it would maintain 300,000 tonne of onions in the 2023-24 season as buffer stock. In 2022-23, the government maintained 251,000 tonne onion as buffer stock.
Buffer stock is maintained to meet any exigencies and for price stabilisation if rates go up significantly during the lean supply season.
Rabi onion harvested during April-June accounts for 65 per cent of India's onion production and meets the consumer's demand till the Kharif crop is harvested in October-November.
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