Onion prices have skyrocketed in India due to excessive rains in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where the summer crop is grown. In particular, India’s major onion-producing states have witnessed around 41% more rain than normal since the monsoon season began on June 1, causing damage to crops. However, despite periodic …
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New Delhi: A sudden ban on the export of onions has dealt a severe blow to farmers in the fastest growing state of Maharashtra, who had stored their winter harvest in hopes of obtaining a better price. A day after the center banned exports, wholesale prices plummeted on Tuesday. On …
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In the retail market, the price of onions has doubled to Rs 40 / kg in one month. (Proceedings) Mumbai: In a sudden move, the central government’s Commerce Department banned the export “with immediate effect” of onions on Monday, as their average commercial price in the country’s largest onion market …
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Written by Parthasarathi Biswas, Edited by Explained Desk | Pune | September 15, 2020 10:59:58 am A worker carries a sack of onions at the APMC market in Ahmedabad on September 7, 2020 (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran). On Monday, a shocked central government issued a notification ban the export of …
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