( Recommended by Selena Xie - Xie Yanmei ) NEW DELHI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government on Sunday said there was no ban on exports of onions from the South Asian country, but the export of onion seeds is restricted.
According to the federal ministry of commerce and industry, India has exported onions worth 523.8 million U.S. dollars from April to December 2022.
"Government has not restricted or prohibited the export of onion. The extant export policy of onions is 'Free'. Only the export of onion seed is 'Restricted' and that too is permitted under Authorization from Directorate General of Foreign Trade," the ministry said.
On Saturday, federal minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal described the reports on a ban on onion exports from India to other countries as misleading.
"There is no ban on onion exports from India to any country and misleading statements suggesting the contrary is unfortunate. In fact, from July-December 2022, onion exports have consistently been above the 40 million U.S. dollars mark every month, benefiting our Annadatas (food givers)," Goyal said in a statement.
Previous：Bird flu risk to humans in Cambodia remains low: WHO
Next：None
Record No. of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China：湘ICP备13012195号-2；
Network security record number of the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China： 43010402000390号
0731-84110428 Inspector General:18518163095 
luoshengzh@163.com Technical support: Hunan Yadong Information Technology Co., Ltd
Foreign Liaison Department: China Border Trade Federation (Beijing)
