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The government on Friday said there are "strictly" no plans to impose the minimum export price (MEP) on all agricultural products..
Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal said that there is no such intention of the government to look into exports of all agri products...
"Just want to clarify that the government has no intention to put in MEP on all agri products or review all agri products from the export perspective..
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