The Indian government will sell onions from its reserves to cool high prices, a top official at the consumer affairs ministry told reporters on Monday.

India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd will purchase 1,650 tonnes at Rs 29 a kg

The shipment will be sent to Bangladesh through the National Cooperative Exports Limited

India has extended the ban on the exports of onion till March next year with a view to increasing availability in domestic markets and to keep prices in check, according to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade yesterday. 

59 trucks brought in around 1,800 tonnes of the bulb

India lifts the five-month-old ban on the export of onions of all varieties with effect from March 15.