Asia feels the sting of India's onion export banIndia's ban on onion exports has led to soaring prices for Asian buyers, causing them to seek cheaper alternatives. Traditional importers, ...
20 Dec, 2023, 02.51 PM IST
Farmers, traders seek lifting of onion export ban as prices fall 65% in 5 weeksArrival of red onion from the kharif harvest is gradually increasing in the market, while arrival of old onions is robust. Fearing further ...
08 Dec, 2020, 11.19 AM IST
Onion cries: Why the market swings from glut to shortageOnion prices usually rise during the lean period (July to Sept/Oct) in the onion production-marketing cycle.
30 Sep, 2019, 05.18 PM IST
Punjab gets onions from Afghanistan to check pricesWith onion prices going through the roof, traders from Punjab have started importing the crop from Afghanistan through the Attari-Wagah lan...
18 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Tomato exports to Pakistan should be banned: TradersPunjab-based traders said tomato exports to Pakistan via Attari-Wagah land route should be banned in order to contain rising prices of the ...
06 Nov, 2013, 08.00 PM IST
NAFED floats tender to import Onions amid high domestic pricesAfter Onions touched an all time high of Rs 90 per kg, NAFED today floated tender for import of the bulb from Pakistan, Iran, China.
23 Oct, 2013, 01.57 PM IST
- Onion export ban was not a 'panic' reaction: Food Minister K V Thomas
"Nothing panic, you should understand that there was a panic decision last December... But this time, we took the decision much in advance ...
21 Sep, 2011, 12.06 PM IST
- Onion prices dip in Pakistan; export ban may be lifted
Onion prices have begun to ease in Pakistan raising hopes that the country will soon lift the ban on overland exports of the vegetable to I...
11 Jan, 2011, 12.57 AM IST
- Onion exports to India from Pak to resume
In a decision that could soften prices of the bulb in the neighbouring country, Pakistan's Ministry of Food and Agriculture has agreed to t...
10 Jan, 2011, 04.36 PM IST
- Pak yet to decide on resuming onion exports to India
Pakistan is yet to decide on India's request for resumption of onion expOrts through the Wagah land border crossing after it was banned ear...
08 Jan, 2011, 01.56 PM IST
- Traders stop vegetable export to Pak; protest onion export ban
Amritsar-based traders refused to export vegetables, including tomato, to Pakistan via Attari-Wagah land route, peeved over the ban imposed...
07 Jan, 2011, 09.14 PM IST
- Rethink ban on onion exports, India to Pakistan
Imports via sea to push up cost by Rs 2/Kg. 'We have urged them that the contracted quantities, which were to come via the land route, shou...
07 Jan, 2011, 06.32 AM IST
- Pakistan bans export of onions through land route
However, there is no such ban on export through the rail route. Pakistani onion exporters closed markets to protest the indirect ban.
07 Jan, 2011, 05.44 AM IST
- Retail onion prices up by Rs 5-10/kg on Pak export ban reports
Retail prices of onion jumped up by Rs 5-10 per kg to up to Rs 65 in metros due to lower supplies and on reports of Pakistan's ban on expor...
06 Jan, 2011, 08.28 PM IST
- Onion prices set to rise in Punjab after Pak bans exports
Retail prices of onion are set to move further upward by Rs 5 to 7 per kg in Punjab following the ban imposed by Pakistan on onion exports ...
06 Jan, 2011, 06.42 PM IST
- Pakistan bans onion export via land route
Pakistan has imposed a complete ban on the export of onion to India via Wagah-Attari land route, a development which may hit Centre's effor...
06 Jan, 2011, 01.57 PM IST
- Wary govt mulls onion import from Pak
High onion prices have a history of spooking governments. With elections looming large, the government is exploring the possibility of impo...
08 Oct, 2007, 04.27 AM IST