February 7, 2002

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ONE LAKH TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

    The government has decided to release with effect from 6th February, 2002, one lakh metric tonnes of onion for export upto 15th April, 2002.

    The quantity of onion released will be allocated to the following agencies for export either directly or through registered exporters as per the quantity indicated against each with the usual conditions of Minimum Export Price (MEP), payment of refundable deposit, etc:

  1. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) -- 35,000 metric tonnes;
  2. Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB) -- 35,000 metric tonnes;
  3. Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (GAIC) -- 10,000 metric tonnes;
  4. The Spices Trading Corporation Ltd. (STCL) -- 6,000 metric tonnes;
  5. AP-State Trading Corporation – 5,000 metric tonnes;
  6. The Karnataka State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd. (KSCMF) -- 2,000 metric tonnes;
  7. The National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF) – 5,000 metric tonnes; and
  8. The North Karnataka Onion Growers Cooperative Society -- 2000 metric tonnes