Russia-Ukraine conflict: Dehydrated onion exports from India take a 20% hit

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has added another casualty in the form of dehydrated white onion exports, which are expected to be down 20 per cent this year.

Gujarat accounts for 80 per cent of India's onion output. Dehydrated or dried onions are largely exported from India to Europe which lifts 60 per cent of whole, cut, sliced, broken or as powdered bulbs from the country. Russia and Ukraine together account for another 20 per cent of exports. Onion in all these forms is used widely as a food preservative.

According to Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Agency (APEDA)