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Onions: Import Freeze Lifted, Market Reopens Under Quotas

The freeze on onion imports was lifted on Monday, August 31. The market is reopening under a quota system, according to a circular letter cited by Ndarinfo Saint-Louis.

SenegalInfos 31 Aug 2026 · 12:20 Original French edition

Onions: Import Freeze Lifted, Market Reopens Under Quotas — · Ndarinfo Saint-Louis

The freeze on onion imports has officially been lifted since Monday, August 31, according to a circular letter cited by Ndarinfo Saint-Louis.

The decision comes at the end of the onion marketing season. However, the market is reopening under a quota system.

A Regulated Resumption

Lifting the measure therefore does not amount to unrestricted access: the announced arrangement provides for market access regulated by quotas.

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