Sindh depends on imported onion from India

KARACHI: Sindh onion consumption has exceeded its production, as the province has started to depend on imports of the commodity from India.

The wholesale rate of onion has surged by Rs200 while its retail price has soared to a whopping Rs55 per kilogram.

According to Haji Shah Jehan, President Sabzi Mandi Saddar Karachi, the Sindh province after consuming its stocks of onion is now meeting its needs from imports being transported from the neighboring country India through Wahga border and Karachi port.

In one week, a second cargo ship carrying onion from India has docked at the Karachi port.

Since onion is being imported at a high rate from India, the commodity is not witnessing any decline in its retail price in the local markets.

Haji Shah Jehan further said that a fresh produce of onion will begin to arrive in Sindh from Balochistan after April 15 which will help ease its price.