Govt to import additional 1,000 tonnes of onion to boost supply

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 18:46

With retail onion prices staying at elevated levels, the government on Thursday decided to import an additional 1,000 tonnes to boost domestic supply and check prices.

Govt to import additional 1,000 tonnes of onion to check prices

Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 16:45

Government will import additional 1,000 tonnes of onion to check prices, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.

Will onion prices fall as govt asks MMTC to import 10,000 tonnes of onion?

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 18:29

Government has also directed cooperative Nafed to cancel its tender.

Will onion prices fall as NAFED floats tender to import 10,000 tonnes?

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 17:45

The availability of imported onions would further improve supplies and check price rise, Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain said.

Onion prices rise to Rs 40/kg, govt to import 10,000 tonnes

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 17:17

With onion prices rising up to Rs 40 per kg in the national capital, the government has ordered to import 10,000 tonnes of the kitchen staple form countries including Pakistan, China, Egypt.

Traders cut onion import from Afghanistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 19:23

Punjab-based importers have started cutting down on the onion imports from Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah land route, with retail prices of the kitchen staple dropping to Rs 50-60 per kg in Punjab and Chandigarh.

Govt relaxes norms for onion imports

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 20:18

Amid skyrocketing onion prices, the government on Wednesday relaxed norms for import of onion by allowing fumigation of the kitchen staple in India without imposing any penalty.

NAFED floats tender to import Onions amid high domestic prices

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 13:55

After Onions touched an all time high of Rs 90 per kg, co-operative major NAFED on Wednesday floated tender for import of the bulb from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt.