Red Onion

We are well known Exporter and Supplier of Red Onions in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. After a year of self sufficiency, India has turned a big importer of onion once again. Around 300 tonnes (15 container loads) onion is set to hit Mumbai's retail market on Monday. Imported from Egypt / China, the quarantine issue has already been cleared with the commodity is found fit for human consumption. Importers have already obtained necessary permission to release the commodity in the market. i Around 15 containers (20 tonnes each) are ready for release. The commodity may hit spot mandis. With this the price may moderate,i said R P Gupta, Director of National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF). Traders have received permission to import 24,000 tonnes of onion this year to meet rising consumersi demand. This is the first imported consignment India has received. Some more are in the pipeline. Accumulatively, we have received governmenti s permission to import 24,000 tonnes this year. Prior to this, India had imported huge quantity of onion from Pakistan in 2011. In 2012, however, there was no need felt to import onion. But, this year again, India has become a net importer of onion despite adequate supply from domestic sources.