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Govt buys 71,000 tons of onion for buffer stock; expects retail prices to ease with normal monsoon

Export prohibition had been lifted from May 4, 2024 with MEP of $550 (Rs 45,959.62) per tonne and 40 per cent export duty in view of substantial stability observed in major mandis like Lasalgaon, in Maharashtra and the prospect of good Kharif production on the back of above-normal monsoon prediction this year.

22 June 2024, 12:31 IST

Govt buys 71,000 tons of onion for buffer stock; expects retail prices to ease with normal monsoon

Govt buys 71,000 tons of onion for buffer stock; expects retail prices to ease with normal monsoon

Govt buys 71,000 tons of onion for buffer stock; expects retail prices to ease with normal monsoon

22 June 2024, 12:31 IST

Govt assures onion farmers there won't be export ban impact; will buy 2 lakh tonne for buffer stock

The procurement will ensure domestic wholesale rates remain stable and do not fall sharply because of the ban. On the other hand, the buffer stock will be used to arrest spike in retail prices, the government said.

11 December 2023, 17:09 IST

Govt assures onion farmers there won't be export ban impact; will buy 2 lakh tonne for buffer stock

Govt assures onion farmers there won't be export ban impact; will buy 2 lakh tonne for buffer stock

Govt assures onion farmers there won't be export ban impact; will buy 2 lakh tonne for buffer stock

11 December 2023, 17:09 IST

Onion growers in tears in Chikkamagaluru

Heavy rain that lashed the plateau region in Chikkamagaluru, has taken away the hopes of farmers of fetching a good price for onion. Onion has begun to rot in the farmlands.

23 October 2019, 17:36 IST

Onion growers in tears in Chikkamagaluru

Onion growers in tears in Chikkamagaluru

Onion growers in tears in Chikkamagaluru

23 October 2019, 17:36 IST