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NEW DELHI: Private traders' reluctance to import onion has spelt trouble for the government grappling with soaring price of the staple kitchen item. Cooperative major Nafed came out with a fresh tender on Monday since its earlier one on August 21 had failed to attract traders to import onion from Pakistan, Iran, China or Egypt.
Only three private international traders had shown interest till the deadline of the first import tender expired on August 27.
And, two importers wanted to deliver the vegetable at Panvel in Mumbai instead of Nafed's warehouse at Lawrence Road here as specified in the tender, making them ineligible to import from any of the four shortlisted countries.
Since the federation had to select at least three importers who can fulfill both cost and delivery norms, it is now forced to float another tender, where the last date of submission of application has been fixed on September 6. Nafed is hopeful that the extended deadline may help it get eligible importers who will deliver onion in Delhi from where the vegetable can be distributed to other centres.
If the government manages to find importers as per the fresh tender, the consignment will take a minimum seven-10 days to reach the Lawrence Road warehouse.
Supplies from import coupled with relatively easy flow of the produce from the domestic wholesale markets — mainly Maharashtra and Karnataka — are expected to bring down the retail price of onion by end-September and early-October. The timing holds the key since states like Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh go to assembly polls in November.
Onion prices will, however, remain under pressure till end-October, when the new crop is likely to hit the market,
Although the retail price cooled down a bit last week, it still hovers around Rs 60 per kg in the national Capital and most parts in northern and eastern India. Last month, the price spiraled to Rs 80 per kg at almost all these places.
The minimum export price, pegged at $650 per tonne, fixed by the government on August 14 had its impact in the domestic market. But it could not bail out the consumers from the crisis, forcing the poll-bound government to explore the import option.
Nafed has specified that the imported onions should be of good quality and free from fungus infestation and attack by insects and moulds.
The federation has sought phytosanitary and fumigation certificates issued by a competent authority of the exporting country, attesting that onions are fumigated with methyl bromide and are free from smut, dry rot and maggot..................................http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTMvMDkvMDMjQXIwMTEwMg==&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom
Only three private international traders had shown interest till the deadline of the first import tender expired on August 27.
And, two importers wanted to deliver the vegetable at Panvel in Mumbai instead of Nafed's warehouse at Lawrence Road here as specified in the tender, making them ineligible to import from any of the four shortlisted countries.
Since the federation had to select at least three importers who can fulfill both cost and delivery norms, it is now forced to float another tender, where the last date of submission of application has been fixed on September 6. Nafed is hopeful that the extended deadline may help it get eligible importers who will deliver onion in Delhi from where the vegetable can be distributed to other centres.
If the government manages to find importers as per the fresh tender, the consignment will take a minimum seven-10 days to reach the Lawrence Road warehouse.
Supplies from import coupled with relatively easy flow of the produce from the domestic wholesale markets — mainly Maharashtra and Karnataka — are expected to bring down the retail price of onion by end-September and early-October. The timing holds the key since states like Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh go to assembly polls in November.
Onion prices will, however, remain under pressure till end-October, when the new crop is likely to hit the market,
Although the retail price cooled down a bit last week, it still hovers around Rs 60 per kg in the national Capital and most parts in northern and eastern India. Last month, the price spiraled to Rs 80 per kg at almost all these places.
The minimum export price, pegged at $650 per tonne, fixed by the government on August 14 had its impact in the domestic market. But it could not bail out the consumers from the crisis, forcing the poll-bound government to explore the import option.
Nafed has specified that the imported onions should be of good quality and free from fungus infestation and attack by insects and moulds.
The federation has sought phytosanitary and fumigation certificates issued by a competent authority of the exporting country, attesting that onions are fumigated with methyl bromide and are free from smut, dry rot and maggot..................................http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTMvMDkvMDMjQXIwMTEwMg==&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom
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