Gujarat to suspend sale of tomatoes and chillies to Pakistan

There is tension between India and Pakistan and, vegetable traders from Gujarat have decided to stop supply of vegetables, especially tomato and chilli, to Pakistan. This could result in loss of business to the tune of nearly Rs 3 crore to the Gujarat farmers and vegetable traders every day and they are willing to bear the brunt of this decision.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 8 October 2016.

As revealed by Ahmedabad General Commission Agent Association, Gujarat used to send 50 trucks daily having 10 tonnes of vegetables mainly tomatoes and chilli to Pakistan through the Wagah border. However, they have stopped it for the past two days considering the Indo-Pak tension.
This is the first time since 1997 that Gujarat traders have taken a decision to stop supply of essential veggies to Pakistan. The vegetable vendors will have to bear a loss of Rs 3 crore every day, but national interest comes first. Of course, supply of vegetables to Bangladesh, Gulf countries, Canada and South Africa will continue.


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