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Govt imposes minimum export price for onion

The government imposed a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of $800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 this year with a view to increasing availability of the vegetable in the domestic market and contain prices. Mother Dairy, which has around 400 Safal retail stores in the Delhi-NCR, is selling loose onions at Rs 67 per kg. E-commerce portal Bigbasket is selling at Rs 67 per kg, while Otipy is selling at Rs 70 per kg. Local vendors are selling onions at Rs 80 per kg.