However, the government issued an order late on Friday night that the ban will continue until further notice.
“Given the falling prices coupled with the increasing supply of the new season crop, the expansion is surprising and completely unnecessary,” an official at a Mumbai-based export firm said on condition of anonymity.
Onion prices in some wholesale markets in Maharashtra, the largest onion-producing state, have fallen to Rs 1,200 ($14) per 100 kg from Rs 4,500 in December, the official said.
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