NEW DELHI: The Government has placed fresh orders of 4000 tonnes of
onions from Turkey which is likely to arrive by second week of next
month. This is in addition to the 17,090 MT of Onions already contracted
which includes 6090 MT arriving from Egypt and 11,000 MT from Turkey.
The Government so far has contracted import over 21,000 tonnes out of
1.2 lakh tonnes approved by the Cabinet.
The Consumer Affairs Department has also directed MMTC to issue three more tenders for import of Onions, out of which two tenders are Country specific namely Turkey and European Union and one is a global tender. Each of these tenders are for 5,000 tonnes.
The Government has provided relaxations in the fresh tenders issued which include permission of consortium bidding, size variation and flexibility to exporters for offering shipment in multiple lots.
The Consumer Affairs Department has also directed MMTC to issue three more tenders for import of Onions, out of which two tenders are Country specific namely Turkey and European Union and one is a global tender. Each of these tenders are for 5,000 tonnes.
The Government has provided relaxations in the fresh tenders issued which include permission of consortium bidding, size variation and flexibility to exporters for offering shipment in multiple lots.
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