date:Oct 16, 2013
ed 1,50,833 tonne but earned only 170.51 crore. In the first six months of the current fiscal, onion exports fell to 7,16,246 tonne from 10,01,467 tonne in the same period last year.
Even as export volumes are coming down, onion prices in the domestic market continue to rule at unaffordable levels of Rs 60-70 per kg in most retail markets. Domestic supply is being improved through imports as well. But the significant impact on prices are expected to be seen with the arrival of new crop from Mah