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Maharashtra: Farmers in Nashik protest ban on export of onions

The government on Monday decided to ban the export of all onion varieties, which has led to Lasalgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, farmers coming out on the streets to protest against the central government's ban on the export.

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The government on Monday decided to ban the export of all onion varieties, which has led to Lasalgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, farmers coming out on the streets to protest against the central government's ban on the export. It is believed that the move could curb the rising prices of onions in the domestic market and increase its availability.

"The export of all varieties of onions is prohibited with immediate effect," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.

This is because once the price of onions starts rising, then it becomes difficult to maintain it. The commodity has become the issue of politics many times.

In the areas of Lasalgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, farmers have come out on the streets to protest against the central government's ban on the export of onions. The farmers are demanding the central government to lift the ban on exports.

In Delhi, onion prices were ruling at around Rs 40 per kilogram. Wholesale price inflation for onion stood at (-) 34.48% in August.

The price of onions in Mumbai has reached Rs 35 kg whereas the price of onion in Lasalgaon, Maharashtra (Asia's largest wholesale market for onions) is 3200 per quintal. The best quality onion at Rs 2800 per quintal and the lowest quality onion at Rs 1100 per quintal.

India is the world's biggest exporter of onions, a staple of South Asian cooking. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Gujarat are major onion producing states.

In protest against the ban on exports, traders in Lasalgaon have closed the onion market.

The new crop of onion will arrive in the month of January, which is 3 months from now.

During this period, most of the onion supply in the country was from parts of Karnataka and Bengaluru, but this time due to incessant rain, the summer-sown onion crop has been damaged.

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