date:Mar 17, 2014
With domestic supplies of onion improving and wholesale prices crashing, the government today allowed even private entities to export the commodity. Up to now, only state-owned agencies like STC, PEC and MMTC were allowed to export onions.
Export of onion has been made free, Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
Private entities are allowed to export all varieties of the commodity, including Bangalore Rose and Krishnapuram varieties, the DGFT said.
The move follo