A good quantity of onion will arrive in the country from Egypt and Turkey within a few days as the authorities concerned have completed necessary processes in this regard.
Commerce Secretary Dr. Md. Jafar Uddin gave the information on Monday after a meeting on market situation with the importers, retailers and traders at the ministry’s conference room, reports BSS.
"Consumers should not be panicked in any way as the price of onion is being lowered quickly,” the secretary said.
Jafar Uddin said there is no shortage of onion in the market due to sufficient stock in the supply chain.
He also mentioned that that the volume of daily import of onion from Myanmar is being increased.
In addition, new onion from India would be imported soon, he added.
The importers, retailers and traders told the meeting that the price of onion in the market is becoming normal quickly due to continuous efforts of the government.
