date:Oct 11, 2019
Maharashtra in August.
The government had imposed a minimum export price of $850 per ton on onions on 13 September, but consumer affairs secretary A.K. Srivastava complained to the commerce ministry that exports are continuing unabated following which the directorate general of foreign trade banned exports.
The consumer affairs ministry also imposed stock limits on onion traders to facilitate release of stocks in the market and prevent hoarding. For retail traders, the stock limit is 10 tons