26.05 C
Import of Onions
New Delhi: Government has approved import/ procurement of upto 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to check the ongoing price rise. MMTC has been directed to import upto 1 lakh tonne onions through global/ country-specific import tenders.
Details of onion as procured/ imported by Government in the last five years is given as follows:-
| Year | Procurement (in 000 MT) | Import (in 000 MT) |
| 2014-15 | Nil | Nil |
| 2015-16 | 8.52 | 1.987 |
| 2016-17 | 18.37 | Nil |
| 2017-18 | 5.03 | Nil |
| 2018-19 | 13.50 | Nil |
Onion are highly perishable commodity that is prone to weight and moisture loss, quality deterioration, sprouting, losses in grading and separation etc.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha yesterday.
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