“Misleading, Unfortunate”: Center Rubbish On Onion Export Ban Report

New Delhi:

The commerce ministry on Sunday said that there is no restriction on the export of onions and India has exported them worth USD 523.8 million during April-December 2022.

It states that only the export of onion seeds is prohibited.

“The government has not restricted or restricted the export of onions,” the ministry said in a statement.

In December 2022, onion exports are set to increase by nearly 50 per cent to USD 52.1 million.

During April-December in the current financial year, exports grew by 16.3 per cent to $523.8 million.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet on Saturday that there is no restriction on export of onions from India to any country and making misleading statements to the contrary is unfortunate.

There is no restriction on export of onion from India to any country and it is unfortunate to make misleading statement to the contrary.

In fact, from July-December 2022, onion exports have consistently been above the level of $40 million every month, benefiting our suppliers. https://t.co/tGzwVHCt9J

– Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) February 25, 2023

The statement comes after a tweet by NCP leader Supriya Sule on February 25 on onion exports.

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