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The export duty comes amid reports that onion prices are likely to rise in September.

Onion is such a thing that causes big governments to fall. Onion is such a thing whose price sometimes decreases and sometimes increases every year. Today we will show you a demo of onion prices.

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International oil prices are rising due to the labour shortage in Indonesia and Malaysia. However, the prices of oil prices remain in control in India. Centre will review the prices of edible oil and pulses in a meeting with states next month.

Meanwhile, onion was sold at Rs 15 to 20 a kg in the retail market in April and May due to low demand and abundant arrivals in the market. At the same time, good onions were sold in bulk at Rs 1200 to 1400 per quintal. Since the soaked onions cannot be kept for more than three days, it is being extracted at low prices.

During the 9-day Navratri festival, eating onions and garlic are prohibited. This year, Chaitra Navratri began on April 13 and will last till Ram Navami on April 21 respectively. On the eighth day (Ashtami) of Navratri, devotees worship the Mahagauri - a form of Goddess Durga form.

India has allowed the export of around 25,000 tonnes of onions to Bangladesh on an emergency basis even as its ban on export of onion comes into effect. A source in the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi and Indian High Commission in Dhaka has confirmed the development.

The Centre on Monday banned the export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect, a move aimed at increasing the availability. "The export of all varieties of onions... Is prohibited with immediate effect," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification. The DGFT, an arm of the commerce ministry, deals with exports and imports-related issues.

The West Bengal government announced that it will sell onions at Rs 59 per kilogram through 935 fair price ration shops from Monday amidst the skyrocketing prices of the kitchen staple in various parts of the country.

Parekh, however, would then complain that he "smells of onion" adding that she didn't like it.

Onions are bringing tears for farmers, A farmer from Nasik, Maharashtra committed suicide for not getting the proper rates.

This segment of Zee News brings to you latest information on Indian farmers who get 50 paise for selling 1 kg of onions while we buy it for Rs 13/Kg. This means that the people involved in-between the process are earning up to 15 times profit on one kg of onion. Watch full video to know more.

An Indian-origin man has been arrested in the US after he went on a violent, naked rampage, threatening to shoot staffers at an Indian eatery -- all because the restaurant put onions in his food.

Swollen fingers and toes are the most common problem that people face during winter season.

A natural compound isolated from onions may help treat the most common type of ovarian cancer, a new study has claimed.

In a relief to onion growers in Maharashtra after prices of the crop fell to a record low, the state government on Tuesday decided to provide grant of Rs 100 per quintal to these farmers.

A farmer from Karanjgaon village in Nashik district has claimed to have got the rate of 5 paise per kg for onions, prompting him to dump his produce of 13 quintals in his field in protest, even as a trader blamed "poor quality" of bulb for the low price.

This revelation comes from chemist Eric Block, who has written the authoritative book on onions — and other alliums.

The Centre has procured 2,300 tonnes of onions directly from farmers this year so far to build buffer stock to be utilised for market intervention in the event of price rise during a lean season.