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Onion trade in Nashik disturbed as farmers, traders protest stock limitIn a series of decisions, the ministry of consumer affairs banned onion exports and imposed stock limits of 100 quintals on retail traders ...
Onion importers demand relaxation in phytosanitary conditions to ease importsThe wholesale prices at Lasalgaon APMC in Nashik declined slightly this week and stabilised around Rs 40/kg.
Govt withdraws export sops for onionsHolkar demanded that the MEIS scheme be continued.
Govt increases MEIS incentive for onions to 10%At present, onion traders get 5 per cent export incentive on fresh crop under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS).
Pay Rs 50/kg for onionsRetail customers still shell out Rs 50-60/kg in most metro cities.
I-T raids on onion traders in MaharashtraSpot wholesale onion prices crashed from Rs 14/kg to Rs 9/kg on news of the raids.
Maharashtra authorities raid premises of onion tradersThe move, however, has farmers worried that it may lead to a fall in onion prices, just when the kharif crop is ready to come to markets.
Rabi planting up 64% in a week, may slump due to demonetisationAs per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under rabi crops as on 18th November, 2016 stands at 241.73 lakh h...