The importers of Dinajpur's Hili land port are in trouble for not being able to sell onions imported from India due to the shortage of buyers. Most of the onions already in the warehouses have rotted due to excessive heat. In this situation, traders are selling these onions at the rate of Tk10 per kg.
According to importers, Indore and Nashik varieties of onions from India continue to be imported through the Hili land port. At the port, good quality Indore onions are being sold at Tk50 and Nasik variety at Tk55 per kg. However, good quality onions are being sold at Tk45 and low-quality onions at Tk10-20 per kg in the warehouses of various importers in the port.
One source, who is engaged in picking onions in the warehouse, said: “We pick rotten onions in the warehouses of various importers of the port. I get Tk20 per bag. The rotten ones are kept in one place, and the good ones are kept in warehouses. My family runs on what I get from doing this work all day.”
Sohrab Hossain, public relations officer of Hili land port, said: “Onion import continues through the land port. But imports are decreasing.”
[ Tk100 = €0.84 ]
Source: dhakatribune.com