India is planning to export 14,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice to Mauritius and 7,500 tonnes of onions to Qatar through the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL). This move comes after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) requested relaxation in the export ban. Despite the export ban on non-basmati white rice since last July and onions since last December, the government is lifting the ban for key strategic countries to keep domestic prices in check. The government has also imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $550 per tonne and a 40% export duty on onions to control domestic prices.