The export prohibition has been imposed to make sure sufficient home availability in opposition to the backdrop of estimated decrease Kharif and Rabi crops in 2023-24 in comparison with the earlier 12 months. (Representational Picture)
The Centre has additionally allowed exports of two,000 tonnes of white onion cultivated, particularly, for export markets within the Center East and a few European nations. On December 8, 2023, the federal government banned export of onions
The Centre on Saturday stated it has allowed exports of 99,500 tonnes of onions, primarily sourced from Maharashtra, to 6 neighbouring nations regardless of the ban on shipments.
The Centre has additionally allowed exports of two,000 tonnes of white onion cultivated, particularly, for export markets within the Center East and a few European nations. On December 8, 2023, the federal government banned export of onions.
In an official assertion, the Ministry of Client Affairs, Meals & Public Distribution stated the federal government has “allowed export of 99,150 tonnes of onion to 6 neighbouring nations of Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and Sri Lanka”.
The export prohibition has been imposed to make sure sufficient home availability in opposition to the backdrop of estimated decrease Kharif and Rabi crops in 2023-24 in comparison with the earlier 12 months. The ban was imposed amid a rise in demand within the worldwide market, it added.
The Nationwide Cooperative Exports Restricted (NCEL), the company for the export of onion to those nations, sourced the home onions to be exported by means of e-platform at L1 costs. NCEL has equipped to the company or companies nominated by the federal government of the vacation spot nation on the negotiated charge on a 100 per cent advance fee foundation.
The supply charge of NCEL to the consumers takes under consideration the prevailing costs within the vacation spot market and likewise worldwide and home markets. The quota allotted for export to the six nations is being equipped as per requisition made by the vacation spot nation.
“As the biggest producer of onion within the nation, Maharashtra is the foremost provider of onions sourced by NCEL for export,” the assertion stated. The federal government had additionally allowed the export of two,000 tonnes of white onion cultivated, particularly for export markets within the Center East and a few European nations.
“Being purely export-oriented, the manufacturing price of the white onion is greater than different onions resulting from greater seed price, adoption of excellent agricultural apply (GAP) and compliance to strict most residue limits (MRL) necessities,” the assertion stated.
The procurement goal for onion buffer out of Rabi crop 2024 beneath the Worth Stabilisation Fund (PSF) of the Division of Client Affairs has been mounted at 5 lakh tonnes this 12 months.
The Central companies, like NCCF and NAFED are tying up native companies like FPOs/FPCs/PACs to assist the procurement, storage and farmers registration to start the procurement of any store-worthy onion. A high-level crew of the Division of Client Affairs, NCCF and NAFED visited Nashik and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra from April 11-13, 2024, to create consciousness among the many farmers, FPOs/FPCs and PACs in regards to the procurement of 5 lakh tonnes of onion for buffer inventory.
To scale back the storage lack of onions, the division has determined to boost the quantum of shares to be irradiated and chilly saved from 1,200 tonnes final 12 months to over 5,000 tonnes this 12 months, with technical assist from BARC, Mumbai. The pilot of onion irradiation and chilly storage taken up final 12 months has been discovered to have resulted within the discount of storage loss to lower than 10 per cent, the assertion stated.
In March, the Union Agriculture Ministry launched the information for onion manufacturing. As per the information, onion manufacturing in 2023-24 (First Advance Estimates) is anticipated to be round 254.73 lakh tonnes in comparison with round 302.08 lakh tonnes final 12 months.
This is because of a lower of 34.31 lakh tonne output in Maharashtra, 9.95 lakh tonne in Karnataka, 3.54 lakh tonne in Andhra Pradesh and three.12 lakh tonne in Rajasthan, the information confirmed.
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