27,000 tonnes of imported onion lying at Ctg port
Indian onion, local harvests undercut other varieties
Vegetables such as brinjal are being loaded into vehicles in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur to be sent to other districts. The photos were taken yesterday. KONGKON KARMAKER
Some 27,000 tonnes of onion worth Tk 102 crore have apparently been abandoned at the Chattogram port by importers, as their market price expectations were decimated by an influx of the Indian variety and local harvests.
September last year saw a mad rush for importing the kitchen staple after prices took off to reach a record high of Tk 250 per kilogramme (kg) in 2019, fuelled by India s export ban and weak local supplies.