Duty on onion exports cut by 20%, farmers will have edge in int'l markets: Govt

UNION Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced that the government has decided to reduce export duty on onions by 20%, effective from April, to ensure that farmers receive a remunerative price.

- JITENDRA CHOUBEY @ New Delhi

In 2023, a 40% duty was levied on onions to discourage farmers from exporting, as increased domestic demand pushed up the retail price. "Now the price of onions started falling and farmers started getting less price, so the government decided to reduce the export duty on onions from 40% to 20%," Chouhan said in a statement.