Thieves in Pink City Jaipur steal 4000-Kg of onions

Thieves in Jaipur, the Pink City, have decamped with 4000-Kg of onions from the wholesale market. They seized the golden opportunity to steal a product that will sell in no time. Police have arrested two persons in this regard from Muhana Mandi – they are a watchman of the mandi and a woman who provided place for the stock.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 2 September 2015.

Earlier, seventy sacks each containing 60-Kg of onions had been stolen from a shop in the Mandi on the intervening night of August 28-29 and the FIR was registered on August 30.
Thieves usually keep an eye open for easily disposable items and onions have presented them with an opportunity that no thief will pass over. It is an item in heavy demand, is easily disposable and untraceable to its source.
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The price of onion has shot up by Rs 10-15 in the past one week in Delhi, and there has been similar spike in prices in Mumbai and other cities. The government has, therefore, asked the state-owned MMTC to import 10,000 tonnes of onions immediately.
The commerce ministry has also been asked to consider increasing the minimum export price (MEP) of onion to ensure that export of onion remains suspended during the crisis period.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 19 August 2015.

During June-July about 60,000 tonnes of onions are usually exported from India. Following increase in the wholesale prices in June, directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) had increased the MEP for onions to $425 a tonne for all varieties from $250.
Government is eyeing import of onions from overseas markets such as Pakistan, Egypt and China. Meanwhile, traders from Punjab have started importing onions in small quantities from Afghanistan through the Attari-Wagah land route.
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Onions have yet again brought the residents of Delhi to tears – with high-quality onion prices hitting Rs 50 per Kg due to limited supplies, government agencies have begun to take action. In order to keep the price in check, the SFAC and NAFED have started to sell onions via Safal and DMS retail outlets in the Delhi-NCR region.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 30 July 2015.

The Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) and the National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation (NAFED) have managed to procure 7,000-8,000 tonnes of onions from Nasik using the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF). The price at Lasalgaon mandi in Nashik is Rs 31.50 per kg.
However, low-quality onions are still available for Rs 30-40 per kg. The bulbs from Rajasthan sell for Rs 20-30 per kg and those from Madhya Pradesh and Nashik are available at Rs 30-40 per kg.
NAFED has also floated a tender to import 10,000 tonnes of onions. Most probably, the source of supply would be Pakistan, China and Egypt. Gurdaspur may continue to happen but onions from across the border will bring back the smiles.
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