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Onion price rise temporary phase, country has buffer stock to meet shortage; govt boosting supply: Ram Vilas Paswan

Press Trust of India • September 18, 2019, 07:40:20 IST
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Among metros, onion was quoting at Rs 34 per kg in Chennai, Rs 43 per kg in Mumbai, Rs 44 per kg in Delhi and Rs 45 per kg in Kolkata on Friday, the ministry data showed.

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Onion price rise temporary phase, country has buffer stock to meet shortage; govt boosting supply: Ram Vilas Paswan

New Delhi: Terming high onion prices as a “temporary phase”, Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday asserted that they have enough supplies in buffer stock to check prices of the staple food that trade data showed is ruling in the range of Rs 50-60 per kg in some parts of the country. According to the data maintained by the Consumer Affairs Ministry, the maximum retail price of onion was at Rs 56 per kg while the modal rate was Rs 44 per kg. Among metros, onion was quoting at Rs 34 per kg in Chennai, Rs 43 per kg in Mumbai, Rs 44 per kg in Delhi and Rs 45 per kg in Kolkata on Friday, the ministry data showed. [caption id=“attachment_2407016” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image. Reuters Representational image. Reuters[/caption] However, in some parts of the country trade data showed onion is ruling high at Rs 50-60 per kg depending on the quality and locality. “It is a temporary phase. Every year we face this problem (price rise) in three main perishable commodities potato, onion and tomato. This year, it is onion. However, we have enough supply in our buffer,”  Paswan told reporters. There was supply disruption because of floods in main-growing states like Maharasthra and Karnataka. Otherwise, the country has enough onion production and the Centre has also created a buffer stock of 56,000 tonne to address any shortages, he said. To keep a lid on onion prices, Paswan said, cooperative Nafed and NCCF, as well as Mother Dairy, are selling onion in the price-sensitive Delhi market at Rs 23.90 per kg. They are taking onions from the central buffer stock. Delhi, as well as other state governments, have been asked to lift the stock from the buffer and boost supply in their states via civil supplies department and ration shops, he added. State-run MMTC has been asked to import 2,000 tonne of onions to improve the domestic supply. The minister said to contain price rise, the government has taken several measures, including withdrawal of export incentives and increasing minimum export price. The government is also taking action against hoarders and black marketeers. According to sources, production of kharif (summer) onion has been affected due to floods, due to which the area sown under the crop is 10 percent less. This is likely to affect production, which is likely to hit the market from November onwards. At present, fresh onions are not available. It is mostly the stored one of the last year’s crop.

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