Logjam over import of Onions

The sky-rocketing prices of onion have forced the Union government and traders to import the vegetable from foreign countries such as Egypt, Turkey, and Afghanistan. Daily 10-15 trucks laden with onions are arriving from Afghanistan.

Amid the onion prices soaring to ₹120 a kg in open markets of Odisha, the state government sought to provide succour to people, saying the cost of the vegetable bulb is likely to decline by January first week after production of new crop.