date:Jun 18, 2014
the price rule on onions three months after the previous administration withdrew it.
Until early March, the minimum export price was $150 per tonne.
Indians consume about 15 million tonnes of onions a year, using them as the base for curries and traditional dishes such as biryani and bhaji. In the past, higher onion prices have contributed to the fall of state governments.
India exports about 1.5 million tonnes of onions a year. Fears of domestic shortages have been fuelled by a scorching sum