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Date: 19/09/2024

Onions reportedly stuck at ports awaiting system update

Three days after the Union government slashed the export duty on the commodity from 40% to 20%, onions worth lakhs of rupees are stuck at India’s borders and ports, awaiting an update to the system. Around 380 containers are stuck at various ports in the country, it is learnt, while 90 trucks wait at two checkpoints on the border with Bangladesh, an official of the Horticulture Produce Exporters’ Association (HPEA) has been quoted as saying. Each container carries about 30 tonnes of cargo, and each lorry loads about 25 to 30 tonnes. Containers reaching ports would also be delayed as a result, said a report.

Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, Sept. 18