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Commerce Ministry proposes suspending MEP of onions

27 Apr 2012 Evaluate

The Commerce Ministry has proposed to suspend the minimum export price (MEP) of onions to make them more competitive in the international market and fetch farmers better returns. The proposal was to be discussed in the meeting scheduled for yesterday however the meeting had been cancelled and it will be taken up when the EGoM meets next.

India’s onion exports have been facing stiff competition from China and Pakistan. In last 8 months, India had slashed MEP several times from $475 per tonne in September last year to the current floor price of $125 per tonne in February this year to boost the export. However this MEP is also not finding much favour in the international market. Hence it has been proposed that the MEP should be suspended to make Indian onions more competitive.

India is the second-largest onion producer in the world after China and has exported around 1.5 million tonnes of onion in the fiscal 2011-12. Onion production is estimated at 15.13 million tonnes in the 2011-12 crop years (July-June). India exports onion to countries like Gulf countries, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Russia and other European countries.

The modal price or the rate at which most trades takes place at the Lasalgaon market yard in Maharashtra is hovering around Rs 350 a quintal - down by Rs 60 a quintal over a week following huge Rabi arrivals. If demand doesn’t pick up, the prices could fall further and hurt the farmers as the current price level is actually lesser than the cost of production. Therefore it is imperative that the government take steps to boost demand in both the domestic as well as international markets.

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