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Additional 2 lakh tonne onion procurement from farmers starts in Maharashtra

  • ANI
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  • 22 Aug 2023

The central government has started the procurement of an additional 2 lakh tonne of onion from farmers in Maharashtra. The decision to procure this additional stock came after farmers in Maharashtra protesed the Government decision to levy a 40% export duty on sale of Onions. The announcement of the start of procurement was made after a meeting between Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde in Delhi.

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