|
|
|
Fresh stock to bring onion prices down in coming week
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
|
|
|
SME Times News Bureau | 19 Oct, 2019
Onion prices are expected to come down in the coming days, especially
after Diwali, as fresh stock has started to arrive from Madhya Pradesh
and Rajasthan.
This assessment was made on Friday as an
inter-ministerial committee headed by the Consumer Affairs Secretary
held a meeting to review the price and the availability of onions,
tomatoes and pulses and ways to augment their supplies.
The
meeting was attended by representatives from the Agriculture Ministry,
Horticulture Commissioner, NAFED, Mother Dairy, Kendriya Bhandar, NCCF
and senior officials of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
On
augmenting the supply of onions, the committee was of the view that the
arrival of fresh stock has begun from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and
it is expected that prices will fall in the coming week, according to an
official statement.
It was brought to the notice of the panel
that the Delhi government has been rejecting some trucks arriving in the
national capital despite its officials being present in Maharashtra to
check the stock quality before their dispatch.
The
representatives of the Delhi government were asked to ensure that
adequate personnel are deputed at the loading sources to ensure that
there is no rejection on arrival so as to facilitate a constant supply
for retailing.
Nafed has told the states that it has sufficient stock of onions and they can pick up the crop as per their requirements.
On
the supply of tomatoes, the Agriculture Ministry said that prices of
tomatoes have normalised in most states barring a few. Fresh stock has
started to arrive from Madhya Pradesh, which will have an immediate
easing impact on the prices.
For increasing supply in Delhi-NCR,
the Andhra Pradesh Horticulture Commissioner has been asked to dispatch
fresh tomatoes as there has hardly been any damage to the crop in the
state.
In Delhi-NCR, Mother Dairy will cap the price of tomatoes
at Rs 55 per kilogram. Mother Dairy and Safal have also been advised to
consider repackaging tomato puree packets of 800 gram into smaller
packets of 100 and 200 gram for wider consumption.
As a long
term measure for growing onions and tomatoes in north India, the
Horticulture Commissioner has been asked to consider the proposal under
the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for
exploring the possibility of cultivating these vegetables.
The MIDH is a centrally sponsored scheme for the holistic growth of the horticulture sector.
Safal
has also been advised to take advantage of the Operation Green Scheme
of the Central government. The scheme aims to reduce post-harvest losses
by creation of farm gate infrastructure, agro-logistics and storage
capacity.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
|
66.20
|
64.50 |
UK Pound
|
87.50
|
84.65 |
Euro
|
78.25
|
75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
As on 13 Aug, 2022 |
|
|
Daily Poll |
|
|
PM Modi's recent US visit to redefine India-US bilateral relations |
|
|
|
|
|
Commented Stories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|