Traders place onion import order: PFVA

September 01, 2022 (MLN): The import orders for shipment of onions have been placed, Waheed Ahmed Patron in Chief of Pakistan Vegetable and Fruits Exporters Association (PFVA) informed on Thursday.

The government has allowed importing of up to 13,000 tons of onion. In order to materialize the said permit, food importers have made agreements with companies of UAE, Turkey, China and Egypt, he added.

“Within a period of twenty days, the import consignment of onions will arrive,” he noted.

The decision of the government to import food products in these tough times will help stabilize the prices of onions in the domestic market.

It is pertinent to mention that the import consignment of onions from Iran and Afghanistan has already arrived.

To note, the fear of food shortages and supply chain disruption is started being reflected in spiraling inflation owing to the catastrophic monsoon floods.

Following the surging prices of fruits and vegetables amid floods, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, earlier this week, stated that these prices will keep on increasing and the government might also consider the option of importing from India to address supply chain disruption.

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