Onion auction at all APMCs in Nashik district of Maharashtra will start again from Thursday. Traders who are protesting the 40 percent export duty on onions have decided to withdraw the movement. A representative of traders gave this information on Wednesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of traders-exporters and representatives of farmers here on Wednesday along with Union Minister Dr. Bharti Pawar.
Decision was taken after meeting with representatives of traders in Nashik
After the meeting, Pawar also said that a representative of traders in Nashik informed in the meeting that he was withdrawing the decision to close the onion auction in the agricultural produce market committees (APMC) and will start operational from there. "We will request to reconsider the central government about 40 percent export duty and make positive decisions on this issue," he said.
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Pawar is an MP from Dindori, Nashik. Most of the APMC auction in Nashik including Lasalgaon APMC, known as Asia's largest wholesale onion market, has been discontinued as traders are against an increase in export duty on onions.
Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday alleged that some are presenting a wrong picture about the export duty imposed on 'political' onions. He urged the farmers not to worry as the Center has resumed the purchase of its buffer stock at the rate of Rs 2,410 per quintal.
Goyal said that the decision to impose a 40 percent export duty on onions has been taken to protect the interests of consumers, but at the same time, the Center also decided to buy an additional 2 lakh tonnes of onions from farmers to avoid sales in any panic. Is.
President of onion traders association said- assured to consider our demands
Khandu Devre, president of Nashik District Onion Traders Association, said after a meeting here on Wednesday, "There is a proper demand that the central government should think about the traders while paying any fee on onions. Traders do not obstruct farmers. Pawar has assured to consider the demand of traders. As a result, we are withdrawing our movement and starting the onion auction at APMC in Nashik district from tomorrow. "
Pawar said, "In a meeting at the District Collectorate today, Devre informed that the traders are taking back the decision to close the onion auction at APMC, and the operations there will start tomorrow. He said that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the welfare of farmers.
Onion shopping will continue from Nafed
Along with APMC, onion will continue to procure from the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (Nafed). Farmers will have to decide to sell onions as per their wish and where they get a good price, they will be able to sell it there. The welfare of farmers is the final goal of the Center and the State Governments.
Traders have also performed well and their contribution to onion exports has been good. He said that Union Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed the Collector to give detailed information about the containers of traders trapped at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Raigad) and other places. He said, "The government will decide about this and will provide help."
He said, "We will take a positive decision to the central government on 40 percent export duty and request to reduce it. He also appealed to Devre to start an onion auction on Wednesday, where this is possible."
District Collector Jalaj Sharma, Chandwar MLA Rahul Aher, and Nafed officials were present at the meeting. Onion auction was closed on Wednesday at almost all APMCs in the district including Lasalgaon, but Lasalgaon APMC was auctioned in the Vinchur sub-committee.
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