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Pakistan reaffirms ban on onion exports to India
Tuesday January 11, 2011 08:20:12 AM,
DPA
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Islamabad: Citing
shortages, Pakistan Monday reaffirmed a ban on the export of
onions to India, officials said.
Pakistan had imposed the ban last week and reaffirmed this Monday
after a meeting of the agriculture and commerce ministries, the
official said.
"The decision will affect the agreements inked after January 5
this year. However, the government will provide protection to the
agreements and Letter of Credit till January 4," Geo TV reported.
"The decision has been taken in view of the shortage of onion crop
in the country," the channel said, quoting unnamed sources.
Commerce Secretary Zafar Mahmood had said a couple of days ago
that "the ministry is looking into the requests made by
stakeholders to allow export of onions to India".
Pakistan's commerce ministry had said Jan 4 that onions cannot be
sent out of the country via the land route, which virtually meant
a ban on its export to India, since its import through ships or
air is time-consuming and costly.
India was receiving around 50 truckloads of onions a day from
Pakistan since Dec 5.
The export of Indian tomatoes to Pakistan also remained on halt
for more than a week that led to the increase of its prices in the
local markets.
However, the tomato trade from India resumed last week when over
100 trucks reached Lahore, capital of Pakistan's Punjab province,
through the Wagah border post.
Tomato and onion crops have been severely affected due to the
floods last summer.
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