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The Indian government has announced a ban on onion exports to several countries, including Bangladesh, citing the internal crisis and rising prices. Onion importers at the Healy land port are in trouble because exports have stopped without warning. As no onions were imported on Monday, Indian trucks loaded with 250-300 onions got stuck in India waiting to enter the country. Importers in this port are also concerned about the arrival of some 10,000 metric tons of onions to the country.
Meanwhile, on the news of the interruption of the import of onions from India, the price in the port market has risen by Tk 5-6 per kg and is sold at Tk 44-48. Last Sunday and tomorrow Monday this onion was sold for 36 rupees.
Shankar Das, C&F agent in Healy, India, said that the Government of India’s Foreign Trade Department had issued a notice on the matter last night. It has been said that the importation of onions to Bangladesh will stop until new orders are placed.
He added that recent floods in India have destroyed the onion crop. Because of this, prices have risen due to stock reduction. The government has decided to keep the price under control.
Haroon Ur Rashid, chairman of the Healy Land Port Import and Export Group, said the Indian government suddenly stopped onion exports under the pretext of the internal crisis and rising prices, citing the floods. That is why yesterday no onions were imported into the country through the land port of Healy. Healy land port importers alone have established LC in India to import around 10,000 tonnes of onions. In contrast, 250-300 Indian trucks with onions are stuck in India. If the truck loaded with onions cannot enter the country, the onions will rot and rot. We have to count the losses. We want our LC made onions to be shipped to the country.
Ittefaq / AM
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