NEW DELHI: Nafed recently invited bids from importers for supply of 15,000 tonnes of red onions by November 20 in order to boost the domestic availability and check price rise.
The cooperative has asked bidders to supply 40 to 60 mm size of red onions from any country of origin at Rs 50 per kg by November 20. They can bid for a minimum quantity of 2,000 tonnes to be supplied in multiple lots of 500 tonnes, it said.
The bidding will close on November 4 and received bids will be opened on the same day. The shipments are to be delivered at JNPT and Deendayal Port, it added.
“We have floated tenders for supply of 15,000 tonnes of imported red onions. This will help increase the domestic supply situation,” NAFED Additional Managing Director S K Singh said recently.
The bids will be evaluated based on volumes, quality and early date of shipment. Bidders have to supply fresh, well dried and cured onions, he added.
Since the buffer stock of onion, which Nafed manages on behalf of the government, is gradually getting depleted, the cooperative has been asked to augment domestic supplies with imported onions to continue with ongoing market intervention.
Last year, Nafed had not only imported on its own some quantities but also distributed onions imported by state-run MMTC.
